Late 18th C. Large Hand-painted Chinese Export Serving/Punch Bowl with Gorgeous Staple Repairs blue and white lidded stoneware crock No wonder--they are fantastic

No wonder--they are fantastic

graphite on tan paper: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" tape mounted to white paper

With what looks to be some faint handwritten text in a couple of spots too

And I really love the fineness and particularities making each of these unique

though some animals too) and drawings

Late 18th C. Large Hand-painted Chinese Export Serving/Punch Bowl with Gorgeous Staple Repairs blue and white lidded stoneware crock No wonder--they are fantasticYum! A great big late 18th century "Armorial" Chinese Export porcelain bowl, typically described as a punch bowl, with a long band of staple repairs extending from one side to the other across the bottom and all the way up to the lip on both sides, plus a few extra around the rim to boot. With finely hand painted designs in gold and navy, including monograms on opposite sides, and floral sprigs in between and at the interior center. I'm a sucker for