RARE AND LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MILLEFLEUR DESIGN HAND PAINTED AND ENAMELED FISH BOWL, PLANTER OR JARDENIER WITH IRON RED KOI FISHES AND SEA GRASSES INSIDE OF THE BOWL. THE MILLEFLEUR DECORATION MEANING THE " THOUSAND FLOWERES DESIGN". ON THE BASE IS "O K". Collecting chinese antiques (From: loveshackbybee) Collector of asian art: " OK " IS GENUINE AND OLD AND RARE. Available to authenticate and appraise Asian art.
ALL EXPORT PORCELAIN WE SEE WITH " MADE IN CHINA " MARK ARE AFTER 1950's. " O K " MARK IS AN EARLY MARK. THOSE NEW THE BACKGROUND IS BLACK, USUALLY THE GILT BACKGROUND WAS FOR SMALL VASES, THIS DECORATION WAS USED TO DECORATE A SMALL GROUP OF WARES. THE STYLE GOT POPULAR AGAIN DURING GUANGXU PERIOD AND APPEAR WITH BLACK BACKGROUNDS, DURING THE REPUBLIC THERE WERE SOME ATTEMPS TO COPY THE DENSER FLORALS (NO GROUND COLOUR, JUST FOLIAGE) OF THE QIANLONG PERIOD.
THIS ANTIQUE LARGE AND RARE MILLEFLEUR FISH BOWL OR JARDENIER WITH GILT BACKGROUND, TURQUOISE COLOR AND ENAMELED FLOWERES AND KOI FISHES INSIDE. THE BASE DOES NOT HAVE GLAZE AND "OK" MARK ON THE BASE. I HAVE THIS PLANTER FOR THIRTY SEVEN YEARS AND PAST DOWN FROM MY MOTHER TO ME. THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED ENAMELED FISH BOWL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS. FIRST APPEARS IN THE LATE YONG Z HENG PERIOD BECOMING EXTREMLEY POPULAR IN THE QIANLONG USUALLY ON A GILT GROUND AND ENAMELED ON OLDER PIECES ALSO KOI FISH INSIDE ON THE PERIOD 19th AND 20th CENTURY. THE MILLEFLEUR DESIGN SYMBOLIZED "ALL THE FLOWERES BESTOW THEIR BLESSING".
THIS ANTIQUE AND RARE MILLEFLEUR FISH BOWL ALSO HAS A GILT GROUND AND ENAMELED TURQUOISE COLOR FLOWERES WITH IRON RED KOI FISHES. IN CHINESE, FISH SYMBOLIZE FERTILITY, WEALTH AND ABUNDANCE. ALSO FLOWER ON THE PLANTER, LOTUS FOR SUMER AND PURITY. CHRYSANTHEMUM FOR FALL AND STEADFAST FRIENDSHIP. MANY OF THESE SYMBOLS BECAME POPULAR MOTIFS ON EXPORT WORKS OF ART MADE FOR WESTERN MARKET BUT TO THE WESTERNER THE TRADITIONAL MEANING WOULD BE LOST.
UNDERSIDE DOES HAVE SOME RUST STAINS. THESE ARE SIGN OF VERY OLD PORCELAIN AND ALSO BOWL DOES NOT HAVE ANY MARK ONLY (OK). IN THE PAST OLD YEARS EXPORT PORCELAIN FOR WEST AND USA RARELY OR EVER HAVE ANY MARK. The item "ANTIQUE LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN MILLEFLEUR FISH BOWL PLANTER VASE" is in sale since Thursday, August 18, 2016.
This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Bowls". The seller is "antiquecorner5545" and is located in Fort Myers, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.