End Date: Monday Sep-08-2008 1:05:28 PDT
Vases are mostly made out of a material known as the Chinese Cloisonné, which is basically enamel with inlayed copper wires. Production of such art forms on vases and other culinary products gained momentum during the Ming dynasty, and these were considered to be objects of utter luxury, pride and stature.
Most vases come in pairs, and other than being used as flower vases, can also be used as water storage containers, food containers or simply as decorative pieces. Enamel has a natural insulating property that enables vases made out of enamel to be used as food temperature regulated containers.
For the decorative piece collector, there could be no other souvenir fit and sturdy enough than the vase. They come is various designs and arrangements, some portray dragons, some portray phoenix and some other Chinese mythological characters, while some just depict landscape scenes with timid Chinese farmers farming on their lands with the help of bullocks and other prehistoric tools.
Vases range from miniature pieces, which can fit in to your palm, to mammoth structures, usually as large as an average human being. Whatever the reason for your indulgence in vase collection, be rest assures that vases from China are a collectors’ heaven and you just can’t afford to miss them.