Large Antique Fine Chinese Porcelain Hand-painted Serving Bowl - Yàn Makers Mark

Description

I'm
pleased to offer for sale this exquisite fine Chinese porcelain bowl with the following features:
Measures 8.5" in diameter (across the top) and 4" tall
Expertly hand-painted with a myriad of colorful enamel paint, including the serpent cartouches, which are textured
Fine motif of birds, flowers, mountains, trees, villages, rivers, and the classic Chinese dragon/serpent -- all set against gold gilt backgrounds and rim accents
Marked "Yàn" in underglaze on the bottom, which signifies gorgeous, amorous, envious beauty
In excellent antique condition, with chips or significant issues, but rather just some shelf-ware, surface scratches, a hairline splinter that is not visible to the eye (or the camera), and degradation to the enamel paint indicative of normal age and use.
This is a finely hand-painted porcelain item purchased in a local antique store in the 1980s -- its real vintage (era of production) is unknown, although I suspect it to be
between
60-80 years old.
As an added bonus, I'm including a small 4.75" wide x 2.5" tall rice bowl!
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