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Bai Zi Qian Sun (百子千孙) Egg-shell Porcelain Bowl 

This piece is an egg shell bowl. A special technique was used in the making of the bowl to make it so thin that it is almost translucent. The production of the egg shell bowl was introduced in the Ching dynasty and it is extremely time consuming and complex. The bowl is so thin that any extreme fluctuation in temperature can shatter it and production requires the individual to painstakingly paint the bowl with great precision.

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Egg-shell Porcelain Bowl with refined Dragon Design

This piece is an egg shell bowl. A special technique was used in the making of the bowl to make it so thin that it is almost translucent. The production of the egg shell bowl was introduced in the Ching dynasty and is extremely time consuming and complex. There are nine 5 clawed dragons painted on the bowl.

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Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl with butterfly Design

This is a famille rose (French: ‘rose’ family’) porcelain which refers to Chinese porcelain predominantly painted with pink colour enamel  from colloidal gold. It was first used in the Kangxi period and during the early eighteen century was known as ‘fencai’ meaning foreign colour as it was first introduced from Europe in about 1685.

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Blue & White (Qinghua) Porcelain Bowl with Design of “Peasant Farmer returning from field

This piece is known as Blue-and-white (Qinghua) porcelain. It is a white porcelain body painted with blue pattern cobalt. Qinghua porcelain is a very traditional type of Chinese porcelain that was very popular across the world. It was first made in the 13th the white body before being covered by a transparent layer of glaze and fired at temperatures of century by painting blue floral patterns in cobalt on the surface of about 1300 degrees Celsius in a kiln.

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Blanc De Chine Porcelain Ornamental Cup

This piece is known as Blue-and-white (Qinghua) porcelain. It is a white porcelain body painted with blue pattern cobalt. Qinghua porcelain is a very traditional type of Chinese porcelain that was very popular across the world. It was first made in the 13th the white body before being covered by a transparent layer of glaze and fired at temperatures of century by painting blue floral patterns in cobalt on the surface of about 1300 degrees Celsius in a kiln.

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