An Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Stem Bowl

An Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Stem Bowl

An Antique 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Stem Bowl with Provenance. This unusual stem bowl is hand-decorated with dragon-like beasts set amidst floral decoration and painted against a yellow ground. Painted line designs are applied around the lower section with a further shaped design around the top edge. The vase is painted in green, pink and blue enamels on a yellow ground. The swastika symbol is painted on the stem. It is used as a symbol of well being and good luck in India, China, and South-East Asian countries. Ca. Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Size h 4 X d 4 1/2. Provenance: Collection of Edward Hyers Clayton (1886-1946). American writer and missioner. E.H. Clayton and his wife were missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in charge of Wayland Academy, a missionary school in Hangzhou, China from 1912 to 1942. E.H. Clayton wrote a book Heaven Below based on his living experience in China.