This football shaped dish has raised sides with lobes to mimic a lotus leaf. It is decorated on the interior with floral sprays with crickets or cicadas and has gilt veins to copy the lotus leaf. The base is signed with a Tongzhi reign mark but may be early 20th century. Condition:Some wear to the gilding. There is a spiderweb hairline on the base of the bowl not visible in the interior.
Height 3 1/4 Inches 8.3 cm. Width 10 1/4 Inches 25.9 cm. Depth 7 7/8 Inches 20.0 cm. Some items we offer have age and wear, this wear due to age may include breaks, repairs, repainting, or restoration, we try to call this damage as well as possible but please refer to the photography for a full description.
We try to identify and describe our items to the best of our ability however we are not experts and our estimates of age, period or attribution should be taken as speculation and not fact. Our descriptions are solely there to assist buyers finding the items and are not an accurate description of the item in all cases. Ultimately the pictures we take serve as our description. This fine antique is offered with a fair and reasonable fixed price, I trust my descriptions and photos detail this item to justify the asking price. If you do need information I have neglected to include, make an offer, or additional photos, please don't hesitate to ask, I will do my best to comply. The item "Antique Chinese Celadon Famille Rose Large Floral Lotus Lobed Bowl Tongzhi Mark" is in sale since Wednesday, October 6, 2021.This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Bowls". The seller is "albanyantiques" and is located in Feura Bush, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.