Mid 19th Century Playful Cloisonne Puppies on a Wood StandUntil the 20th century, the artisans of China seldom worked as independent artists. The majority of the time, they worked as a group in a workshop, specializing in one particular aspect of the production of art. I give a lot of credit to the artist who created this whimsical design of a pair of playful puppies, one stood on its hind legs nibbling the ear of the other. I know, I have studied Chinese art in graduate school, and short of seeing playful

Dimensions: 15 1/2 inches long

a fibrous form of Quartz

The combination of peony

and a small blue green butterfly buzzing above

Circa late 19th to early 20th century

a wonderful English name for this flower that grew wild in my childhood home

The inside paintings on both sides feature a seated lady in a garden seating

near Foshan

3/4 inch deep and 2 3/4 inches high

Sometimes an object feels old and this one does

a good proof of bottles made in the late 1970's

and lilies