A PAIR OF PORCLEAIN JARDINIERES China, Republic period (1912-1949). The lobed sides rising from a short foot. Each hand painted and printed with the Eight Immortals and companions. The inside and base turquoise glazed and the later with an apocryphal THONGZHI mark. Condition: Overall good condition with surface wear and scratches. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 1183 and 1073 g Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm, length 26 cm