Dimensions: Width: 40.7cm, Height: 16.5cm

Chinese Ming Dynasty Red and White Lotus Porcelain Bowl. The porcelain potted with a shallow body, slight deep, close mouth rim, raised on ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in red and white color, depicted of lotus flowers blooms interspersed foliage and scrolling interlocking tendril. Lotus is one of the most significant flowers in the Chinese culture. It symbolizes the holy seat of Buddha. Because the flower rises from the mud and blooms in exquisite beauty it symbolizes perfection and purity of both the heart and mind.The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.