Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl Chinese gouache painting and good indoors or out

and good indoors or out

and clad in its original gold paint

I tend to prefer these sewing skill samplers

and pointy feet especially great

for holding snuff

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl Chinese gouache painting and good indoors or outI'm a bit obsessed with this one feeling like the perfect bowl for a few scoops of bubble gum (or peppermint, or cotton candy) ice cream! It's a small, 19th c. lustre decorated bowl, with this particular application of the lustre glaze called "oil splash." I've seen a few examples of it on tea cups and saucers, but never with anything close to the perfectly formed circles here, each outlined with a darker pink ring, looking like soap bubbles. Feels