Chinese blue and white porcelain punch bowl, late 19th to early 20th century. Painted along the interior with a dragon in the center and a floral band along the rim. Decorated along the exterior with a landscape featuring the outer walls of a city and nature.
Bowl; height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 12 in. Base; height: 2 in x diameter: 8 1/2 in. No visible chips or losses. Light wear throughout as expected from age and use. There are firing and glazing flaws throughout. There is a crack extending vertically from the rim, measuring approximately two inches long. There is a network of hairline cracks along the interior of the bowl. There is wear to the footrim. No visible signs of restoration under UV light. There is wear and chipping to the wooden stand.