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Subject:Re: Rose Horse Vase?
Posted By: John R Tue, Oct 07, 2014
Jill,
I am not able to translate the script, but the high quality of your vase deserves a response. The depiction of the horses in your vase is a result of the Jesuit missionaries who lived in China in the 18th Century, especially Giusseppe Castiglione. His view of the Chinese horse in the act of biting has become an acceptable form of presentation, when before his time in China this aggressive behavior had never been depicted. Perhaps the inscription may offer a date as to when your vase was made.
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