Shishi bowl, China, Qing dynasty(1644-1911), Tongzhi period(1861-1875), porcelain with polychrome enamel painting and gold paint, exceptionally vivid and playful decoration of the outer wall with colourful lions playing with flower-head decorated balls, on the base of the bowl a pair of peaches and a bat as symbols of longevity and happiness, gilded decorative rim, 2 imperceptible hairline cracks, at the bottom six-character mark Tongzhi, 16,5x6cm