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Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
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  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
  • Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
Large Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl with Warrior Device and Latin Motto Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market, Circa 1785–1805
$150.00 USD

4 1/2” diameter x 3” height

A striking and unusually large late 18th century Chinese export porcelain tea bowl, finely decorated for the European market with a gilt monogram “AB” enclosed within a pink ribbon cartouche bearing the Latin motto “Omni Solum Forti Patria” (“To the brave, every land is homeland”). Surmounting the device is a wonderfully rendered warrior or soldier figure clad in blue and carrying a club or mace over his shoulder, likely intended as a symbolic expression of courage, strength, and martial virtue in direct relation to the motto below.

The interior retains a beautiful powder blue ground with delicate gilt vine decoration, while the body has developed an attractive overall craquelure from age, lending the piece exceptional warmth and surface character. The generous scale and elegant flared form provide remarkable shelf presence, substantially larger and more visually commanding than most surviving tea bowls of the period.

A highly decorative and atmospheric late 18th century object combining armorial tradition, classical symbolism, and subtle folk-art charm—appealing equally to collectors of Chinese export porcelain, heraldic material, and early decorative arts.

Condition:
A faint, tight rim hairline consistent with age and use over more than two centuries; stable and unobtrusive in display. Minor wear to gilding and rim as expected. Displays beautifully.