Green Family

  • There’s no doubt that a vase like this one belongs to the famille verte, or “green family” of Chinese porcelain. Spring peonies and foo dogs are popular symbols. LELAND LITTLE
    There’s no doubt that a vase like this one belongs to the famille verte, or “green family” of Chinese porcelain. Spring peonies and foo dogs are popular symbols. LELAND LITTLE
    “Famille verte” is a term collectors use for a popular style of Chinese porcelain. If you speak French (the term was coined by French collector Albert Jacquemart in the 1860s), you know it means “green family.” It refers to a type of porcelain decorated with multicolor enamel, called wucai, or “five-color” in Chinese, where green is the dominant color. In Chinese, it is usually call...

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