Chinese Enameled Floral Offering Dish, c. 1940s

This petite porcelain dish from the late Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) has a whimsical design of peonies, begonias and plum blossoms, hand-painted with famille rose enamels and set agains...

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This famille rose bowl...

Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose style, this small porcelain dish has a colorful design of four flowers representing the seasons. Rendered in shades of pink, green ...

This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves. The dish is painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose style, with a scene of three mythical figures on a floating, heavenly island. The central figure depicts the 3rd-century warrior Guan Yu, also known as the God of War...

Beautiful and large cloisonné bowl finely crafted in brass with multicoloured enamel. The bowl is richly decorated with intricate motifs of flowers and birds in vivid colours against...

Chinese shallow porcelain bowl with a "thousand flower"" pattern that covers the bowl in such an abundant array of brightly colored florals that neither the branches, nor the porcela...

This is an antique decorative bowl. A Japanese, cloisonne bonbon or grape dish, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Delightful cloisonne decor with vibrant colours Display...

This is a Famille Rose porcelain bowl, a distinctive type of Chinese porcelain known for its vibrant, opaque overglaze enamels. Famille Rose, meaning "pink family," refers to a styl...