Blue & White Porcelain Fish Bowl Planter Gifts Walnut Altar Table From Gansu

Walnut Altar Table From Gansu Province - 19thC

it is a timeless example of northern Chinese craftsmanship

Military chests were originally used by officers of the British Indian Army

hand-lathed decoration

A similar example dating from the 17th century can be found on page 105 of "Chinese Furniture: A guide to collecting antiques" by Mazurkewich

Blue & White Porcelain Fish Bowl Planter Gifts Walnut Altar Table From GansuThis reproduction Chinese blue & white porcelain fish bowl is hand painted and made in the classic Ming style. It is perfect for a garden planter. The fish is a longstanding symbol of wealth in China as the Chinese symbol for fish 'yu' can also be translated to 'abundance'. In ancient China, a fish in water symbolised marital harmony. These were originally used to keep fish in (usually koi carp). Today, they are far more likely to be used as planters