Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowls - Pair

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A charming pair of small antique Chinese Famille Rose porcelain bowls, beautifully decorated with colorful hand-painted floral motifs in the … Read more A charming pair of small antique Chinese Famille Rose porcelain bowls, beautifully decorated with colorful hand-painted floral motifs in the vibrant enamels associated with traditional Chinese export and domestic wares.

Each bowl bears a red 吉祥如意 (jí xiáng rú yì) seal-script mark on the underside. This is an auspicious commendation mark rather than an imperial reign mark. The phrase combines jí xiáng, meaning good fortune or auspiciousness, with rú yì, meaning “as you wish,” and expresses a traditional wish for good fortune and the fulfillment of one’s desires.

The colorful floral decoration, heavier enamel work and auspicious mark are consistent with Chinese porcelain produced around the late Qing Dynasty into the early Republic period, approximately late 19th to early 20th century.

Wonderful little pieces for a collection of antique Chinese porcelain, Famille Rose, or Asian decorative arts.

DETAILS
• Set of 2 small Chinese porcelain bowls
• Famille Rose polychrome floral decoration
• Hand-painted enamel details
• Red 吉祥如意 auspicious seal mark
• Late Qing to early Republic period
• Approximately late 19th–early 20th century
• Each measures 3 7/8” diameter × 1.5” deep

CONDITION
These bowls show age-related wear and imperfections consistent with antique porcelain.

One bowl has a kiln crack in the bottom center, a hairline crack along the side, and some roughness around the rim.

The second bowl has shelf wear to the foot where it has rested on a surface over the years, along with very minor loss to the hand-painted decoration on the interior. See less