Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Qianlong blue & white Bajixiang high bowl. The porcelain potted with a shallow body, of a shallow vessel, broad wide cavetto, with a flaring opening upper mouth rim, raised on a high reverse cones round, slightly raised concave footing. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. It was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. Its color does not easily fade and durability is longer. It used cobaltous oxide as the colorant. Patterns were directly painted onto the inner body and burnt after glaze was applied on it. The Exterior adorned with abundant flowers blooms interspersed with interlocking foliage, tendril, and auspicious motif surround the bowls, banded and enclosed with double fine blue rings. The foot rim decorated with ornament and geometric patten, enclosed with double fine blue rings. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the underglaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Height:5.38 inWidth: 6 inDepth: 6 in