Antique Chinese 19th Century Bleu de Hue Plate Vietnamese Market Butterflies

Description A top quality dish of Bleu de Hue porcelain. The interior painted with a scene from 'Ode to the Red Cliff' through a mountainous riverscape. C...

Description A top quality dish of Bleu de Hue porcelain. The interior painted with a scene from with a boy and ox in landscape. Two other figures are also painted, 1 crossing a bridge and 1 in a small house. China, 19th century. For the Vietnamese market Marked on the base Chinese blue and white export porcelain for the Vietnamese market. The best "Bleu de Hue" was ordered by the Vietnamese court by way of diplomatic missions to China. Most of them were produced in Jingdezhen with special designs and marks. Hue is the name of the old city where the Vietnamese King resided at the time. The designs are special, characteristic and have a slight character of being Japanese instead. Some have poem on them. One common two character mark reads Nei Fu, and can be translated as "Inner Court". Blue de...

Description Chinese porcelain Bitong (??) or Brushpots is a container for holding the brushes used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy. These are typically carved from bamboo, jade or porcelain with ornate motifs symbolising concepts such as longevity. Antique examples are now valued highly.? ? The piece we are sharing here just arrived and is of cylindrical form, painted an ongoing scene of butterflies and flowers. The piece is dated to the 19th century in our opinion and either related to or part of the Blue de Hue...

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Rare scene and with a stunning quality paintwork. Very detailed. Condition: Overall condition; very good. Small chip and frit to rim. Size: 220 mm or 8.66 inch Period: 19th ce...

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