Blue and white rabbit shallow bowl

[Blue and white rabbit shallow bowl]

Blue and white rabbit shallow bowl, Qing Kangxi, caliber 13 cm, bottom diameter 6 cm, height 4.8 cm
The light element of the outer wall of the bowl. The bowl is decorated with blue and white flowers and painted with flowers, butterflies, rabbits and other patterns. Among them, the most eye-catching is the four white rabbits painted in the flowers around the heart of the bowl. The rabbits look back and look at it in freehand form. The animals in the center are toads representing the moon palace. The outsole is printed with blue and white regular script “Baiyun Hall is in accordance with the ancient system” in six characters and two lines
Since the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, such daily utensils with the theme of jade rabbit have been common in folk kilns, mostly plates, bowls, cups, etc., implying “homesickness of jade rabbit”. At the time of the revolution, people often used it to express their nostalgia for their homeland. By the Kangxi period, this theme gradually became popular, and the meaning and content of “lovesickness” became broader


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