Chinese Republic

(1912-1949) The Qing (Ch’ing or Manchu) the last Chinese imperial dynasty, collapsed in 1912 and replaced by the Chinese Republic of China founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and lasted until the 1949 Communist takeover. After the Qing fell, porcelain production declined due to political turmoil, which led to the belief that porcelain quality also suffered. Recent scholarship confirms that porcelain output actually thrived in privately owned new kilns in Jingdezhen which copied and preserved porcelain techniques and high standards from the acclaimed imperial kilns and created superbly crafted pieces. Without imperial backing and oppressive oversight, guilds, artists and factories managed former imperial kilns creating modern porcelain which was more diverse, stylistically advanced and absorbed Western shapes and styles. Though this era has not yet received its full respect, late Qing, Republic Period and later 20th century porcelains are now recognized for their high-quality and skillful decoration and have become highly collectible.

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  • Antique Porcelain Famille Rose Laughing Buddha, China (17038LMK) $850

    $850.00
    H: 10.25”  W: 9.5”  D: 4.5” | FREE SHIPPING

    Known as the Laughing, Happy, or Fat Buddha, Budai is regarded as a deity of contentment and plenty. Like most Early Chinese Republic porcelains this piece is hand decorated in famille rose enamels with vivid blue, red, and green pigments portrayed as a stout, smiling, bald monk in robes with a large, exposed pot belly surrounded by five children. Since the stomach is considered the seat of the soul in Chinese beliefs, it demonstrates his open heartedness. His wide smile attracts the children surrounding his body indicating his regard for them and his joy when they encircle him and well as the belief he can bequeath families with children.

  • Antique/Vintage Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (16944A-WLE) $135

    $135.00
    H: 5.5″    W: 3 ”    D: 3.375 ”    | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming white porcelain cat teapot has a removable head, a long sinuous tail  handle, and an opening at the end of its paw to serve tea. The hand painted design is whimsical and colorful featuring a thin ribbon-like gold collar and dangling ornamental bow and black accents and pink strokes that define the face, eyes, ears, head and paws.

  • Antique/Vintage Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (17022B-ZLK) $130

    $130.00
    H: 7”  W: 6.5”  D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This glazed white porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw, like most vessels in this genre, has a removable head, a long sinuous tail handle and a raised paw as a spout. The hand painted whimsical and colorful design includes a thin ribbon-like blue collar and an impressive dangling ornamental bow with black accents that define the face, ears, head and paws,
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  • Antique/Vintage Porcelain Immortal Lu Dongbin, Chinese Republic (17035WRK) $295

    $295.00
    Ht: 10”  W: 3.25”  D: 3.25” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This polychrome vintage Chinese Republic porcelain figurine represents the most famous and colorful of the Taoist Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. He holds his fly whisk at his cheek, a traditional symbol of one who can fly at will. His face has a sweet benign smile with a long beard extending to his waist. He stands on a base with green and black swirling cloud forms indicating his ability to fly. He wears the robes of a Taoist sage in richly painted colors. The figure is in excellent condition and dates to the Republic of China Period circa 1920-1940.

  • Antique/Vintage Porcelain Taoist Immortal Lu Dongbin, Chinese Republic (17034GRK) $295

    $295.00
    Ht: 9.75”  W: 3.5”  D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This colorful Chinese Republic  porcelain is the most popular of the Eight Immortals Lu Dongbin, who symbolizes immortality and long life. Dressed as a scholar, his beard is pushed to the side as he is in motion riding waves to show his magical powers. He holds a fly whisk which, along with the sword he often carries, are personal auspicious symbols. The most colorful of the immortals, he is worshipped by for his medical prowess and by scholars in homes and temples.

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (17022A-PLK) $135

    $135.00
    H: 6.5″    W: 6.5 ”    D: 3.5 ”    | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming porcelain a cat teapot with a raised paw has a removable head to pour liquid into the vessel and a long sinuous tail handle for pouring liquid  from the opening at the end of the paw. The design is whimsical and colorful with a thin green ribbon collar and an impressive dangling ornamental bow with black accents defining the face, ears and head.

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (17022C-GLK) $135

    $135.00
    H: 7”  W: 7”  D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming white porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw has a removable head, a sinuous tail handle, a paw spout and a removable head . Beautifully hand-painted whimsical and colorful designs include a thin ribbon-like blue collar, an impressive dangling ornamental bow, and the black accents that define the face, ears, head and paws.

     

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420A-JAS) $135

    $135.00
    H: 8”  W: 8”  D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming white porcelain Siamese cat teapot has a raised paw for pouring tea,  a removable head for adding water , and a long sinuous tail handle. The beautifully hand-painted design is whimsical and colorful with a thick dark red collar ribbon, a matching ornamental bow, and a ball under its left paw. Black, orange, red and blue accents define the cat’s face, ears, head, paws and the ball.

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  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420B-UAS) $145

    $145.00
    H: 8”  W: 8”  D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming vintage porcelain cat teapot with raised paw for pouring tea, removable head and a sinuous tail handle is  whimsical and colorful with a red ribbon collar, green bow and green, black and red accents defining the expressive face, ears, head and paws, all beautifully hand-painted.

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420C-VAS) $135

    $135.00
    H: 7.25”  W: 8”  D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This porcelain rotund cat teapot has a raised paw to poured tea, a removable head to add water and long sinuous tail  handle. He is whimsically and finely hand painted with colorful designs: blue for the ribbon-like collar, pink, green, black and blue accents on the face and head and green streaks on its coat and tail.

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420D-QAS) $135

    $135.00
    H: 7”  W: 8”  D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This porcelain teapot is a rotund cat figurine comically sitting on a mouse. It has a raised paw spout, a removable head  and a long sinuous tail handle. The whimsical and colorful design with long ribbon and blue collar with a dangling blue bow and the black, pink, and brown accents that define the face, ears, head, paws, and body and all are hand-painted.

  • Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420E-VAS) $130

    $130.00
    H: 7.”  W: 6.5”  D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING!

    This charming Chinese Republic porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw used to pour tea and removable head for addeing water has a long sinuous tail handle to pour brewed tea from the opening at the end of the paw. The accents defining the face, ears, head, and paws and the whimsical and colorful, thin blue ribbon collar and dangling ornamental bow are beautifully hand-painted.

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