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Lot 57:
Description
14 in dia 11 in tall This large Chinese porcelain fish bowl, also referred to as a jardiniere or cachepot, is decorated in a polychrome enamel palette. The bulbous body features hand-painted scenes of hares or rabbits wearing floral garlands, positioned among bamboo stalks, flowering plants, and a large root vegetable. The wide, flat rim is finished with a repeating red-brown foliate border and various floral sprays. The interior of the vessel is decorated with orange goldfish swimming among green aquatic plants. The underside of the base is unglazed and features a small, black-stamped oval mark containing the text MADE IN CHINA arranged vertically. Based on the style and the specific stamp, this piece is a late 20th-century Chinese export porcelain item.
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