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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A FINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LION' BOWL , Shunzhi (1644‑1661)
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A FINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LION' BOWL , Shunzhi (1644‑1661)
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A FINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LION' BOWL , Shunzhi (1644‑1661)
Diameter: 13 cm; 5 ins.

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Of unusually small size and wide conical form, the sides sloping from a short straight foot ring to a gently everted rim, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted...
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Of unusually small size and wide conical form, the sides sloping from a short straight foot ring to a gently everted rim, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted to the exterior with three gambollling  Fo lions alternating with three large peony blooms, further decorated to the interior with a single peony bloom to the well, and a diamond pattern border around the rim, the outer rim dressed in a brown iron-oxide glaze, the glazed base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Jiajing and a collector's mark  incised on the body.
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The mythical dog is sometimes associated with feng shui, and is often called Fu Dog. Fu means 'happiness' in Chinese. The Chinese, however, refer to them as Rui Shi ('auspicious lions') or simply Shi (lions). The Fo lion (or Dog of Fo) is an emblem of valor and energy, and is often found in pairs guarding important buildings. They are sacred to Buddhism: Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, is depicted riding a Fo lion to represent the use of wisdom to tame the mind. The peony is one of the flowers of the four seasons, representing Spring. It symbolises wealth, and honour in the sense of 'high rank', having an official position or high social status.

For a  dish with similar decoration from the Shunzhi period, see 'Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection (1990), p. 118, pl. 70.

A similar bowl is illustrated in 'The Palace Museum's Collection of Blue and White Porcelains from Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty' (The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016), pp. 226-7, pl. 101.

For a similar design on a bowl in doucai enamels  see, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, 1998, pl. 176, p. 269
 
During the turbulent times of the transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasty porcelain continued to be made.  Objects with apocryphal marks of earlier Ming emperors are to be found on  Shunzhi  (1644-1661) and Kangxi (1662-1722)  period porcelain.  It is believed that these marks were put on to show  appreciation of the earlier periods, not done with intent to deceive,  besides the shapes and types of design often clearly belong to the second half of the 17th century.
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