c18 QING DYNASTY !! Four Blue & White "Landscape" Bowls Early Kangxi Period 1662 to 1722 China

 ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY -- FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN " LANDSCAPE" TEA BOWLS, QING DYNASTY, EARLY KANGXI PERIOD 1662 TO 1722 CHINA

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE SET OF FOUR TEA BOWLS DECORATED WITH LANDSCAPE ALL AROUND THE SURFACE, SPECTACULAR GOLD TRIM AND A SMALL LANDSCAPE SCENE IN THE MIDDLE. THESE ARE FINELY POTTED WIDE BOWLS WITH PEDESTAL STANDS.  DECORATED WITH EXQUISITE LANDSCAPE SCENERY DEPICTING SEA, BRIDGE, HOUSES, PAGODAS, PEOPLE AND ANIMALS WITH DETAILED PRECISION.  THE LANDSCAPE IS LIKE A PICTURE AND DEPICTS LIFE IN THE 18th CENTURY IN CHINA.   PEOPLE ARE GOING ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND WORKING THE FIELDS, A PLENTIFUL SEA WITH A SAILING BOAT, DUCKS IN A POND , PRETTY LITTLE HOUSES AND MAGNIFICENT PAGODAS HIGH IN THE HILLS TOUCHING THE SKY

THE INNER SURFACE IS DECORATED WITH HIGHLY DETAILED AND ORNATE PATTERNS THAT MUST BE EXAMINED WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THIS ITEMS.  INSIDE IS RICHLY DECORATED IN A GOLD DESIGN WITH A LINKED CHAIN PATTERN

THERE IS A PIECE OF LANDSCAPE IN THE BOTTOM OF EVERY BOWL DEPICTING PINE TREE BRANCH- SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY AND GOOD HEALTH IN CHINA

THIS SET IS A TRUE REFLECTION OF PORCELAIN CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ANCIENT CHINA AND IS A NEVER TO BE REPEATED OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN NOT ONE QUING DYNASTY ITEM....BUT FOUR WITHOUT LEAVING THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : ITEMS ARE NOT MARKED OR STAMPED

LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : SIMILAR ITEMS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE LINKS BELOW - Pls view the links

http://shangrila-antique.com/product/rarity-18c-kangxi-blue-white-batavian-bowl-chinese-antique-porcelain-qing/

http://www.onlinegalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/a-chinese-blue-and-white-porcelain-landscape-bowl-qing-dynasty-early-kangxi-period/252645

http://www.onlinegalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/a-chinese-blue-and-white-porcelain-landscape-bowl-qing-dynasty-early-kangxi-period/252645

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CONDITION :PERFECT CONDITION - RIMS ARE NOT CHIPPED OR DAMAGED, BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE ITEMS ARE OVER 400 YEARS OLD -TWO BOWLS HAVE SOME LOSS OF GOLD BUT NOTHING MAJOR.  NO CRACKS, CHIPS, CRAZING OR BREAKAGES

SIZE : 5 cm HEIGHT TO RIM.....4.8cm DIAMETER OF THE BASE......0.8cm HEIGHT OF THE PEDESTAL.....9cm DIAMETER OF THE RIM 

ONE BID FOR ALL FOUR AS A LOT/SET

POSTAGE : Collection Possible.      Postage method is Buyers Choice

                   SAPO R50             

                   This LOT/SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee