Yang (left) and his family pose with his beloved vases. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Exotic and rare – these are not beverage bottles, but vases instead. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Art pieces – vases are vessels to hold flowers, as well as art pieces to decorate your home. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Eye-catching – colourful vases are attractive enough even without flowers. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Elegant and nice – an elegant vase turns your home into a palace. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Beautiful and auspicious – phoenix is believed to be a mascot that brings good luck to the family. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Peculiar design – the mouth of the vase is larger than the bottom of it. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

A symbol of prosperity – the red vase is used to decorate the house during Chinese New Year. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Simple design – it is simple, it is nice. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Natural and unique – the unique bamboo vase portrays natural beauty. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Poetic – it is decorated not only with painting, but words as well. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)

Archaic – ordinary vases look different with their archaic designs. (Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily)