A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED 'BATS AND CLOUDS' BOWL.

Qing Dynasty, Guangxu mark and of the period.

The U-shaped body with a design of five red bats flying among scrolling blue clouds between two double bands, some upside-down, illustrating the saying fu dao le: the arrival of luck, the interior with a roundel containing a further bat, 13cm diameter.

清光緒 青花樊紅繪云蝠紋盌，青花「大清光緒年製」楷書款