Preliminary identification
Photo reference
5 uploaded photos
Overview
A miniature riverside world unfolds around this porcelain bowl: sailing boats, tiered buildings, distant mountains, and tiny figures painted in blue beneath the glaze. The owner reports a 21.3 cm diameter and a Qianlong seal mark; the visible underside mark is consistent with that type, but its full reading and the bowl’s date remain unconfirmed.
Story
Chinese landscape porcelain brought mountains and rivers to the dining table. Here, gold-colored repairs add another chapter: someone chose to preserve the painted world rather than discard it.
Maker / Origin
The workshop is unidentified, but the decoration belongs to a long Chinese blue-and-white tradition in which ceramic painters adapted landscape imagery to curved vessels. Such scenes were made for domestic use and export, not exclusively for imperial patrons.
Condition & Value
Several gold-colored repair lines cross the walls, with extensive gold-colored work around the rim; the owner reports that these areas are raised. The repair material and underlying damage are unverified, and this restoration materially reduces conventional ceramic resale value.
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Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
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