Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese Straits octagonal stand, circa 1900, decorated in famille-rose enamels with butterflies and an interlocking floral border to the rim, the reverse with four bats in iron-red and a blue patterned band to the footrim.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3 1/2in. (9cm.)
Condition:
Good
Notes:
Bats, (bian fu) were associated with good luck, their name being homophonous with ‘fu’ (good fortune)
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP