A pair of Chinese black-ground famille rose 'birthday'... Lot n° 398

Each bowl is decorated with four medallions each enclosing one character in iron red reading 'wanshou wujiang' which may be translated as 'may you have ten thousand birthdays without end', all surrounded by gilt floral scrolls on a black ground. The bases with apocryphal Guangxu marks. With wood stands. Origin: China Period: 20th century Sizes: 6.00 cm. H x 13.00 cm. diameter 2.36 in. H x 5.12 in. diameter