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Friday, May 15, 2015

Chinese Porcelain Bowl Insects Flowers. Octagon Shape Eight Sides. Cricket, Grasshopper, Lady Bug, Bee.

A Chinese Porcelain Bowl Decorated with 
Hand Painted Lily Pads and Lotus Flowers.
 Plus a multitude of other various flowers and
blossoms. Insects and bugs are painted among
the florals and foliage, including crickets or
grasshoppers, plus a lady bug and a bee.
The interior and bottom of the bowl are 
glazed with a turquoise, aqua blue color.
Measures 2.75" ht. 
4.75" by 4.75" square 
measuring across the top.
Square bowl with clipped corners, octagon.  
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911),
Tongzhi mark and period (1862–74)
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