Chinese Fishbowl Bloempot – Groot uniek and finished to a museum-quality

and finished to a museum-quality standard

Its rounded form and layered base recall the French art deco furniture that became popular around 1925

and suit a contemporary interior that can carry sculptural weight

De Armstrong is met de hand vervaardigd

as if space and time were folded over

Chinese Fishbowl Bloempot – Groot uniek and finished to a museum-qualityThis large hand painted Chinese porcelain planter is decorated in cobalt blue with playful Fu dogs (Buddhist lions). In the Chinese tradition this form is called a fishbowl, and the Fu dogs stand for protection and harmony. The porcelain is made from a mix of kaolin and petuntse and fired at 1400C, giving an extremely hard, fully glazed ceramic with the clear ring of quality porcelain. Hand modelled animal masks in relief sit on each side as mock