Chinese Eggshell Porcelain with Anhua “Secret Design”

This beautiful eggshell, a paper-thin porcelain piece, comes from China in the mid-20th century. This type of porcelain is extremely difficult to make. It contains a watermark Anhua “secret or hidden decoration” of a flower visible by light. The piece is delicately hand-glazed on the inside and outside with a decoration of a stork and blue trim pattern. This piece makes a perfect gift for an antiques, porcelain, or fine china lover and is a beautiful addition to a collection. This piece has minor imperfections in the tulip edges consistent with age (please see pictures) but no chips or cracks. It measures approximately 3 inches in diameter and 3 inches high.