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The saucer is of circular form with a raised shaped rim. The well is decorated with a central reserve of a peach and a bat, surrounded by a border of flowering plants. The reverse shows three bats in iron red and an auspicious mark to the base also in iron red.
11cm wide, 2.2cm high
There are two small firing marks to the base otherwise the saucer is in good condition.
The peach and the bat are very auspicious symbols in China. The three bats on the reverse, the bat in the reserve and the peach represent the Five Blessings. The surrounding flowers are also auspicious and reinforce this message.
AA32-1
© 2012-24 Harry Douglas-Hamilton – Specialist in Chinese, Japanese and Oriental art, based in Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England