An exceptionally rare Chinese porcelain deep bowl made to have two handles or ropes affixed. It is possible that this form was also intended to form a sort of brazier. Excellent underglaze blue decoration, rare for a time when control of these blues was still nascent. ###Provenance: Antique Chinese Ceramics Limited Partnership, Bangkok, Thailand, purchased 1996; Private collection, Minnesota Dimensions: Height: 6 1/2 in x diameter: 8 1/2 in.SKU: 00735