Asian art in Los Angeles: late Qing vase draws bids at Bonhams
This 12in (30cm) cong form vase with elephant-head handles is decorated in qianjiangcai enamels by Cheng Men (1833-1908) – one of the best known of the late Qing period porcelain painters.
He typically worked using the pale gradations of black and coloured enamels in imitation of litera…