

Phoenix and Peonies
By the Picturepops™ team
Long-tailed phoenix birds glide among pink peonies on a golden scroll ground, from a painted Chinese porcelain bottle published by Owen Jones in 1867. Together, the phoenix and the peony are a Chinese wish for good fortune and a happy marriage, and inside it simply says Best Wishes to the happy couple. For newlyweds starting out together.
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Inside, it says
Best Wishes TO THE HAPPY COUPLE
On the back
From Chinese porcelain and enamel / PHOENIX AND PEONIES / From Owen Jones, Examples of Chinese Ornament, London, 1867, plate LVI / Long-tailed phoenix birds among pink peonies on a golden scroll ground, from a painted Chinese porcelain bottle. Phoenix and peony together are a Chinese wish for good fortune and a happy marriage.
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