Amazing how this Antique Chinese Apple Glazed Black Specks Visible Brush Washer Or Flower Bowl shines.The texture shows lush and plush it took great proper firing to achieve such an outcome,i wonder how it will look once water is placed into its center.The green is dark in some areas light overall pooling in the corners the glaze is very thick the black specks inside of the green almost appear as heavy rain.Surreal in every way to achieve its color awhile maintaining perfect inner specks is no easy task the firing of this bowl was done with great knowledge and skill.Looking in the center you can clearly see three dots in a triangular formation,this exact formation in shape three spots can be found on many antique handmade pieces requiring firing.There is two reasons for this,one in some cases this is used as a mark second some kiln masters in the past used a stand of some sort which kept the piece off of the ground during firing very unique attribute to this bowl.The bottom shows a nice creamy flat underside with glaze run cutting off at the lower we have included a very nice underside photo depicting this.This bowl is Antique with minor scratches and a few nicks on the upper rim mainly in a congested area.This is depicted in a close-up photo of the upper corner it appears the previous owner painted some of the small areas in with a green color barely noticeable.The measurements are as follows top W- 12" x top H- 8 1/2" Standing 3.25" Tall perfect decor this is mantle material.Please read our reviews our customers love our Professional Ways,Great Packaging Skill & Speedy Shipping.If you would view our entire store it would mean the world to us we have much to offer the Ebay Collector World....