Enamelled porcelain ‘Peaches’ bowl, Qing dynasty

Modelled porcelain, in the shape of a bowl, with a short circular base and a deep body with a curved profile, which widens towards the mouth. It is decorated on the outside with a thick, elongated peach branch, filled with juicy fruit and leaves. The interior shows a central Shou character, surrounded by five bats with outstretched wings, all made in coloured enamel on a glaze. On the base is a six-character seal ‘大清光绪年制’. Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or later. 

Height: 8 cm; Diameter: 19 cm