Vietnamese Bleu de Hue Large Porcelain Fish Bowl W/Coiling Dragon Motif From Kingdom of Hue (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This stunning piece is a true piece of history as it is actually pictured in the palace in Hue, in a photograph of Khai Dinh. This piece shows great attention to detail. The bowl is white porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze, with four coiling dragon roundels in two variations. The first roundel depicts a three clawed dragon in scrolling clouds, and the second depicts a four clawed dragon in the same scrolling clouds, this time grasping the flaming pearl in his claws. The bowl also has scrolling wave designs around the base, and geometric pattern accents. Measures: 22"H x 25.75"W (diameter across the top) x 77" in circumference. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of Vietnamese history. The people of Vietnam have expressed a great amount of interest in purchasing all of their royal antiques back, and this piece is a true modern day treasure that once belonged to the King. This piece came from the estate of a Vietnamese royal family, that now lives in the United States. Since we have started selling Vietnamese antiques, their value has been skyrocketing every year. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Due to the rapid modernization now taking place in Vietnam, it is now a major tourist destination. It is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques.