Antique Chinese Blue & White Wan Yu Marked Signed Dish Qing - Republic
Description: A blue and white dish base marked with WanYu. Wanyu appears on Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi period and onwards. The mark shows the characters for (top) plaything/to play and (bottom) jade. The meaning is rather abstract but can perhaps be translated as "jade trinket" or "antique porcelain as fine as jade". The mark first appeared in Kangxi but has been used well into the 20th century – Gotheborg. Condition: Small chip and in overall reasonable antique condition. Priced as a s