Bowl, hard paste porcelain, decorated with flowers in famille verte colours, a diaper border inside rim and a flower and scrolled motif in centre of well; painted 'hua' mark on base, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, c1662-1722
the 'hua' mark (also known as 'the painting', and sometimes 'the mirror') symbolises conjugal happiness and is associated with ware produced during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722)
the 'hua' mark (also known as 'the painting', and sometimes 'the mirror') symbolises conjugal happiness and is associated with ware produced during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722)
