Measurements: 3in x6in x 6in Stunning, Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Yongzheng Famille noir butterfly motif porcelain bowls. The Finest porcelain potted with a shallow body, slight deep, thick and bulbous body, with angled cavetto elevated the steep sides upward flaring mouth rim, raised on a small round, with slight concave footing. The exterior hand painted ornamentations are rendered in famille noir under glazed base color which contrast against enamel design famille rose translates to the pink family on a colored ground decoration, depicted of flying butterfly over scrolling interlocking ruyi, flowers blooms in vivid tones color. In Chinese it is called Hei Ci, meaning the black family, It is a general term for porcelain with a black glaze. It first appeared in the Eastern Han period in Shangyu and Ningbo in the south. Butterfly considered in China as also a bird. Symbol of conjugal bliss, of joy and of summer. From its homophony with the Chinese word die meaning the age of seventy or eighty, it is also an emblem of longevity. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, and the glaze. Without overlap the outlines of the design, clear, subtle, distinct, and the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on base, a six under glazed blue script Kaishu characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rectangles, Made In The YearsQianlong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.