

Chine XIXe siècle
Porcelain bowl decorated in blue underglaze with a calligraphic poem in a central cartouche, surrounded by motifs of "suastika" ("which brings luck") and signs of longevity around the perimeter, with the motif of the shell of a turtle.
Mark on the reverse "Chenghua".
Old label on the reverse "Translated from Chinese" for the poem: "Since the beginning of the world
Great families are but the fruits of beneficence.
On the earth, the first rank of men must count the educated."
Fisherman - Bucheron
D. 26 cm
(Minor firing defects)
Porcelain bowl decorated in blue underglaze with a calligraphic poem in a central cartouche, surrounded by motifs of "suastika" ("which brings luck") and signs of longevity around the perimeter, with the motif of the shell of a turtle.
Mark on the reverse "Chenghua".
Old label on the reverse "Translated from Chinese" for the poem: "Since the beginning of the world
Great families are but the fruits of beneficence.
On the earth, the first rank of men must count the educated."
Fisherman - Bucheron
D. 26 cm
(Minor firing defects)
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