Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Magnificent octagonal shaped "eggshell -thin" bowl.

A very beautiful octagonal shaped eggshell-thin bowl with eight red coloured dragons.

The dragon pattern is one of the traditional patterns in China. Dragon is a mythical holy animal in ancient Chinese legends which is said to be capable of controlling wind and rain.


Very beautifully crafted and bearing the 6-characters of Kangxi period (1662-1722), this bowl is so thin that when seen through a lamp or light bulb, it is like "see through" the entire bowl.

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