A Pair of Qing Dynasty Famille Verte Vases

A pair of famille verte vases of good scale having figurative decoration on a white ground.

Famille verte, meaning ‘the green family’ was developed during the Ming Period. Its colours are usually red, green, blue and black, but it is the great variety of greens that really lend the ‘family’ its name.

True to its name, the green areas on this pair are dominant and offset beautifully against the milky white background of the pair.