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Chinese porcelain bagua Guan Yao bowl, a finely formed bowl with a mottled glaze of varying greens and umbers on …
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Chinese porcelain bagua Guan Yao bowl, a finely formed bowl with a mottled glaze of varying greens and umbers on the exterior, interior and inset base, The bottom rim and cloverleaf tripod feet are accented with unglazed, umber highlights. The eight Taoist trigrams are finely carved in high relief around the waist. Circa Republic of China era or later.
Bagua: refers to the "eight symbols" or "eight trigrams" (\(八卦\)) in Taoist cosmology, representing fundamental principles of reality. It is used in both the Chinese philosophical tradition and in the art of Feng Shui as a tool to analyze and balance energy in a space. Each of the eight trigrams consists of three lines, either broken (Yin) or unbroken (Yang), representing different concepts of nature and reality. The trigrams are arranged in two primary sequences: the Early Heaven Sequence and the Later Heaven Sequence. The Early Heaven sequence represents an ideal, primordial state, while the Later Heaven sequence reflects the dynamic changes of the manifest world. Pairs of trigrams form 64 hexagrams, which are used in the I Ching (Book of Changes) for divination and understanding processes and change.
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- Dimensions
- 5.5ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 4.75ʺH
- Styles
- Chinese
- Traditional
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- A few scattered, kiln maculae are seen, as made, excellent vintage condition. A few scattered, kiln maculae are seen, as made, excellent vintage condition. less
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