Blue & White Porcelain Plate - Republic Era Period - Early 20th Century Pith paper is the spongy

Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax Papyrifera

Orange: 28 x 3 x 38 (wxdxh cms)

Function: Originally a food bowl

This lovely antique Indian spice box carved in the form of a hamsa atop a turtle

Blue & White Porcelain Plate - Republic Era Period - Early 20th Century Pith paper is the spongyThese original vintage Republic Era (1911 1949) Chinese blue & white plate is hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their family and passed down through generations. Reasonably priced original Chinese porcelain is becoming harder and harder to source. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the