A Collection of Four Chinese Miniature Vases Accompanied by Fitted Boxes. Marks to yuhuchun vases: underglaze blue six-chara... (Total: 4 Items)

Description

A Collection of Four Chinese Miniature Vases Accompanied by Fitted Boxes
Marks to yuhuchun vases: underglaze blue six-character Kangxi mark
4-7/8 x 3 x 3 inches (12.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm) (tallest)

Comprising:
1 miniature iron-rust glazed meiping vase
1 associate pair of peach bloom glazed yuhuchun vases
1 peach bloom glazed stick-neck bottle vase
4 total

Provenance:
Property of Lü Jingcun and hence by descendants.

Lü Jingcun ??? (1897-1967), styled as Jingqiu, was born in Lingui, Guangxi Province. In the second year of the Xuantong reign (1910), he enrolled in the Guangxi Army Elementary School and in 1914 attended the Second Preparatory School of the Wuhan Army. In 1917, he joined the Infantry Department of the Baoding Army Officer School. After graduation, he served as a company commander in the First Guard Regiment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. In 1921, he became the deputy battalion commander of the Second Route Headquarters of the Guangxi Army, and later served as a staff officer in the Second Mixed Brigade. In 1923, he became the Director of Cadre Training at the Yulin Cadre Training Institute (also known as the Guangxi Military Academy), assisting Li Zongren in cultivating backbone forces for the unification of Guangxi. After 1924, he held various positions such as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangxi Anti-Bandit Army Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangxi Pacification Supervisory Office, Commander of the Enlisted Cadet Regiment of the Seventh Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Principal of the Nanning Branch of the Army Officer School. In 1928, he became the Chief of Staff of the Fifteenth Army and concurrently the Principal of the First Branch School of the Central Military Political School. In 1930, he became a Major General Staff Officer of the Fourth Army Group Headquarters, and later was transferred to the Guangxi Military Government as the Director. In 1931, he served as the Director of the Municipal Administration Office in Guilin, overseeing municipal affairs, demolishing obstacles, widening roads, constructing transportation and air defense facilities, and refurbishing scenic spots. In 1937, he became the Director of the General Office of the Fifth Army Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangxi Pacification Director's Office, and concurrently a member of the Guangxi Provincial Government. In 1938, he was transferred to the Deputy Commander of the Guangxi Military Administration and concurrently a member of the Provincial Government, in charge of conscription affairs and organizing a large number of manpower and material resources from Guangxi to support the anti-Japanese front. In 1946, he also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guilin Sun Yat-sen Memorial School. In 1948, he was elected as a representative. Later, he went to Taiwan and served as a member of the Committee for the Liberation of the Mainland.



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