Bowl 'Hansel in the cellar', Bell-shaped porcelain bowl on three feet and with an octagonal, lobed edge, painted in underglaze blue. In the bowl a hollow, round elevation, in which a loose porcelain figure is placed. This figure comes up when liquid is poured into the bowl, a so-called 'Hansje in the basement'. On this increase a decorative band, the inner edge with a band with flower sprays. The outside with painted leaf veins. A few chips in the edge. Blue White., anonymous, China, c. 1700 - c. 1724, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722) / Yongzheng-period (1723-1735

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Bowl 'Hansel in the cellar', Bell-shaped porcelain bowl on three feet and with an octagonal, lobed edge, painted in underglaze blue. In the bowl a hollow, round elevation, in which a loose porcelain figure is placed. This figure comes up when liquid is poured into the bowl, a so-called 'Hansje in the basement'. On this increase a decorative band, the inner edge with a band with flower sprays. The outside with painted leaf veins. A few chips in the edge. Blue White., anonymous, China, c. 1700 - c. 1724, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722) / Yongzheng-period (1723-1735), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h cm d cm

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