Qing blue and white porcelain bowl carries an auspicious message
This 9in (23cm) Qing blue and white porcelain bowl decorated in underglaze blue with squirrels in fruiting bears a Qianlong (1736-95) six-character seal mark and is probably of the period.
The ‘Squirrel and Grapes’ motif carries an auspicious meaning. In Chinese, the squirrel is called …