Approximately 7" across. A rare & exceptional mark and period bowl from this boy emperor's short reign. This era is generally considered to be a low point in Chinese porcelain due to the destruction of the kilns and the poverty of the Imperial Treasury. However, it is possible to find charming examples where the skill of the craftsmen transcended his environment. It is as good an example of late Qing porcelain as I have seen in this sense. The bowl compares favorably with anything of the period published in Gunhild Avitabile's From the Dragon's Treasure.
