Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl Chinese gouache painting grained wood decoration on the

grained wood decoration on the exterior

which is very much why I love it

for holding snuff

but still bright and shiny and in great shape

and clad in its original gold paint

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl Chinese gouache painting grained wood decoration on theI'm a bit obsessed with this one feeling like the perfect bowl for a few scoops of bubble gum (or peppermint, or cotton candy) ice cream! It's a small, 19th c. lustre decorated bowl, with this particular application of the lustre glaze called "oil splash." I've seen a few examples of it on tea cups and saucers, but never with anything close to the perfectly formed circles here, each outlined with a darker pink ring, looking like soap bubbles. Feels