Description
A Fine Chinese Eggshell China Bowl. The lobed sides decorated in rich polychrome enamels with birds and a bird’s nest on rock-work flanked by tree peonies and blossom, inscribed in black with calligraphy alongside a small red seal mark. The interior painted with sprays of flowers, birds, dragon flies and lotus blossom, centred by a decorative roundel printed in cobalt blue with a dragon chasing a pearl. The borders with decorative cobalt blue bands of printed scrollwork and lappets, 2¾” (7 cm) high, 7½” (19 cm) in diameter. The bowl mounted on a fine carved hardwood stand, 4” (10 cm) overall in height.