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Fruit ID on Chinese porcelain vase 
( China & Japan ) - Peter - Apr 27, 2015 (09:06 AM) - Re: Fruit ID on Chinese porcelain vase - Bill H - Apr 30, 2015 (02:18 PM)
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Subject:Fruit ID on Chinese porcelain vase
Posted By: Peter Mon, Apr 27, 2015 IP: 92.40.49.225 What are the yellow fruits on this vase? 
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Subject:Re: Fruit ID on Chinese porcelain vase
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Apr 30, 2015 This vase has a scroll design featuring bottle gourds, also called "double gourds". Gourds of all kinds are popular because of the many "seeds" (pronounced "zi") they carry, symbolizing a happy marriage which produces lots of "male offspring" (also pronounced "zi"). The bright colors on your baluster vase are typical of those on Chinese wedding gift wares.
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