Dimensions: 6.25"L x 3.125"H Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Qianlong hundreds butterflies motif porcelain bowls. The porcelain potted with a shallow body, slight deep, , with a straight opening lip, raised on a small round, gently upward to broad cavetto, with slight concave footing. All reserved in hand painting ornamentations, rendered in clean white under glazed ground color which contrast against the famille rose design color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in colorful design, famille rose translates to the pink family, on a colored ground decoration. Each bulging sides enclosing colorful falangcai, famille rose on a colored ground decoration, of BaJiXiang. The Exterior and the interior decorated with hundred flying butterflies surround the bowl, enclosed with thick single gilt ring line on the upper mouth rim. Butterfly considered in China as also a bird. Symbol of conjugal bliss, of joy and of summer. From its homophony with the Chinese word die meaning the age of seventy or eighty, it is also an emblem of longevity. In Straits Chinese porcelain specifically, a pair of butterflies symbolizes the spirits of the forefathers. A butterfly or bird approaching a peony, a young man and the woman he loves. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on under base, a six under glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty. See More