Elegant Chinese Porcelain Bowl with Wan Li Mark and Handmade Decoration.

This is a beautiful and delicate Chinese porcelain bowl, shaped like a lotus flower, hand decorated with subtle color motifs. As well as because of the inner beauty of the decoration, this piece is also remarkable for its good condition: the bowl shows no cracks, hairlines or dents. The white porcelain is of a high quality and the decorative patterns are performed in different colors. The cobalt blue color typical of Chinese porcelains was used to draw the vegetal-inspired motives at the base and the inside. The inner central drawing is surrounded by lovely designs depicting butterflies painted in full color.The mentioned butterflies are skillfully performed and boast a free drawing style with different shapes and sizes. They are scattered freely over the white background, and provide a sense of movement, balance and harmony. The bowls edge, wavy in shape, is also embellished with a slim touch of shiny golden paint.The base of the bowl is marked with Wan Li mark (1573-1619)The base of the bowl bears the mark of Wan Li (1573-1619) in blue, and beneath the glaze of the piece. The mark is surrounded by a circle of the same color and consists of six handmade ideograms that are protected by the post-glazed bowl decoration. Surely the bowl is manufactured after the brand. We can date it around 1900.Measurements: Width: 200 mm. Height: 55 mm.