#9545 • Vietnamese Blue de Hue Porcelain Bowl W/Ming Mark

Part of Vietnamese Royal Family & Estate Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Est. $25,000-$35,000 Vietnamese Blue de Hue Porcelain Ming Period Bowl W/Silver Rim & Scene of Immortals (Has Ming Mark) - This beautiful piece depicts immortals and fenghuang underglazed designs. It is believed that the Fenghuang only appears in areas or places that are blessed with utmost peace and prosperity or happiness. It is a symbol of high virtue and grace, and is said to represent power sent from the heavens to the Empress. Selected vessels were finished with rims of silver as early as the Han dynasty to set them apart from the ordinary and to make them suitable for royalty, and to also protect them from damage. Measures: 10" diameter x 5.75"H.