Large Chinese Eggshell Bowl with Battle Scene and Cranes

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A large Chinese famille rose eggshell bowl, P.R.O.C. Period, second half 20th century, the very large bowl of exceptionally thin eggshell porcelain, decorated in famille rose enamels with a continuous scene to the exterior of a battle scene with immortals in a landacape with mountains and pine trees, and red-crested cranes amidst clouds to the interior with a blue enamel painted formalised bat and shou character to the center. Unglazed mouth rim. Four character apocryphal 'Qianlong Nian Zhi' within a double square in blue enamel to the centre of the base.

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Eggshell Porcelain - Eggshell porcelain, as the name implies is porcelain with a very thin body, often white and translucent. It is most often seen in Chinese and Japanese ceramics, especially Japanese porcelain tea services.

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