Charger, Plate - Fencai - Porcelain - A polychrome porcelain DIsh Figures - China - Republic period (1912-1949)
No. 82173503
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Bowl (2) - Blue and white - Porcelain - SE Asian Market - China - Republic period (1912-1949)
Top Quality republic lidded bowls. Marked with a leaf. A very unusual decoration of dragons and Lychee fruit.
Lychee
The Lychee or Lichee is best known for its white juicy fruit from late summer; the flesh of the fruit surrounds a large, gnarled kernel. In art it symbolizes summer and a wish for children. The latter wish gives it a role in the marriage celebration. If lychees are combined with water chestnuts they symbolize cleverness.
Condition;
Lid 1 Perfect, 1 small firing flaw only to inside rim. Bowl 1, Perfect, 1 small firing flaw only to inside rim. Lid 2 Perfect, 1 firing flaw inside and an area with some different coloring. Bowl 2 1 chip with small restuck piece and 2 tiny lines. 1 more small chip and 2 firing flaws. Bowls approx. 228x87mm DXH Lids approx. 216x52mm
No. 82173503
No longer available
Bowl (2) - Blue and white - Porcelain - SE Asian Market - China - Republic period (1912-1949)
Top Quality republic lidded bowls. Marked with a leaf. A very unusual decoration of dragons and Lychee fruit.
Lychee
The Lychee or Lichee is best known for its white juicy fruit from late summer; the flesh of the fruit surrounds a large, gnarled kernel. In art it symbolizes summer and a wish for children. The latter wish gives it a role in the marriage celebration. If lychees are combined with water chestnuts they symbolize cleverness.
Condition;
Lid 1 Perfect, 1 small firing flaw only to inside rim. Bowl 1, Perfect, 1 small firing flaw only to inside rim. Lid 2 Perfect, 1 firing flaw inside and an area with some different coloring. Bowl 2 1 chip with small restuck piece and 2 tiny lines. 1 more small chip and 2 firing flaws. Bowls approx. 228x87mm DXH Lids approx. 216x52mm
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