For sale is an amazing waste / slop bowl made in China in the early 18th century around 1735 possibly by the Imperial kilns because the quality is that good but then that begs the question why they would make an imitation of a European (barbaric) piece!? :) I have never seen a Chinese piece of this quality copying the the top German maker of the time and even marking it with the swords! Not sure what the purpose was or if it was meant as a replacement piece or to show off their true skills!? The bowl is hand painted with a superb puce scene on the inside surrounded by a gold and red trim with Chinoiserie figures in red on top. Nice gold, red and black trim to the inside edge. The best part however are the two scenes in polychrome on the outside of the bowl. One harbor / merchant scene of superb quality which comes as close to the real deal as anything I have ever seen out of China and another scene of a shepherd with his dog, two sheep and a bull in a landscape surrounding. Two nice floral arrangements in between the panels that are quite nice as well but this is where it shows that it is not a German original :) Nice red and gold trim to the foot ring. The bowl is in superb condition with some minor gold wear mostly to the very top edge, a repair to the foot and a hairline to the top edge as shown. This hairline however seems to actually be under the glaze as you cannot feel it at all and the piece still rings true when tapped. Signed underneath with the over glaze greyish blue mark as shown meant to imitate the top German maker of the time. Quite interesting really! Maybe the first recorded copyright infringement of the Chinese ? :) The piece is 2.875 inches tall and 5.875 inches in diameter. Kumme

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For sale is an amazing waste / slop bowl made in China in the early 18th century around 1735 possibly by the Imperial kilns because the quality is that good but then that begs the question why they would make an imitation of a European (barbaric) piece!? :) I have never seen a Chinese piece of this quality copying the the top German maker of the time and even marking it with the swords! Not sure what the purpose was or if it was meant as a replacement piece or to show off their true skills!? The bowl is hand painted with a superb puce scene on the inside surrounded by a gold and red trim with Chinoiserie figures in red on top. Nice gold, red and black trim to the inside edge. The best part however are the two scenes in polychrome on the outside of the bowl. One harbor / merchant scene of s