Description:

Each panel on this bowl contains a lucky combination of symbols.
1. A long-tailed bird symbolises long life and bamboo stands for a virtuous scholar.
2. An eagle on a rock stands for a heroic warrior ready to do battle. A pine tree is a symbol of long life.
3. Orchids and rocks together symbolise the perfect man.
4. Two sparrows on branches of flowering prunus tree symbolise happiness and generations of children.

Glass, carved in relief
Height: 7.0 cm, diameter: 16.5 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4646