255 - A famille rose "Eight Treasures" bowl A famille rose "Eight Buddhist Treasures" bowl.

A famille rose "Eight Treasures" bowl A famille rose "Eight Buddhist Treasures" bowl. A piece painted in soft-toned famille rose enamels with the Eight Buddhist Treasures (bajibao), an auspicious Buddhist motif. The Eight Treasures refer to the eight symbols — the Wheel of the Law, the Conch Shell, the Precious Umbrella, the White Canopy, the Lotus, the Treasure Vase, the Golden Fish, and the Endless Knot — which, as emblems of the Buddhist faith, were widely used on imperial porcelain of the Qing dynasty. Six-character mark of Daoguang and probably of the period. H: 7.3cm Caliber: 17.6cm Wooden box China, Qing Dynasty