BG09
Further images
Of baluster form with domed covers, each finely enameled in the famille rose palette, the bodies decorated with two colourful cockerels, one strutting on stylised rockwork looking down at the other cockerel below, the other cockerel standing below, both surrounded by peony and prunus branches and full blossoms, beneath a collar of hatch-work, the necks with floral, the covers with knop finial painted with further peony sprays, the bases glazed.
Literature
When found on Chinese porcelain, a design of two cockerels among rockwork and peony is associated with success in official examinations and rising in wealth and rank. The imagery was particularly popular on famille rose wares of the Yongzheng and early Qianlong period. The bright feathers of the birds and the petals of the peonies were perfect for showcasing the new enamelling technique.
