Square Altar Bowl
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Type: Four sided footed bowl. Possibly altar bowl or sweet meats tray bowl
Material: Porcelain
Age: 19th Century, Qing Tongzhi Period, 1856 - 1875
Origin/Maker: Chinese, hand painted six-character mark on base
Size: 2 3/8" tall, about 5 3/8" across on each side
Weight: 15.1 oz
Provenance: Virginia antique store
Collected: Fall 2020
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No chips or cracks. Some wear to painted design, especially gold painted decorations. Two spur marks along the edges.
Subject: Famille rose overglaze painted designs in pink, blue, green, orange, red, black, gold, and purple. Designs of various people (probably scholars or officials, and their servants), in a garden (including a lotus pond), with two cranes.
Location: Listed on eBay, sold 22DEC2020 for $150
Antique 19th C. Chinese Qing Tongzhi Porcelain 4-Sided Footed Altar Bowl Garden
Material: Porcelain
Age: 19th Century, Qing Tongzhi Period, 1856 - 1875
Origin/Maker: Chinese, hand painted six-character mark on base
Size: 2 3/8" tall, about 5 3/8" across on each side
Weight: 15.1 oz
Provenance: Virginia antique store
Collected: Fall 2020
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No chips or cracks. Some wear to painted design, especially gold painted decorations. Two spur marks along the edges.
Subject: Famille rose overglaze painted designs in pink, blue, green, orange, red, black, gold, and purple. Designs of various people (probably scholars or officials, and their servants), in a garden (including a lotus pond), with two cranes.
Location: Listed on eBay, sold 22DEC2020 for $150
Antique 19th C. Chinese Qing Tongzhi Porcelain 4-Sided Footed Altar Bowl Garden