a group of Seven bowls and cups decorated with bats and clouds


Republic periodIncluding three bowls, each decorated in underglaze blue with clouds surrounding five bats on the exterior and one bat on the interior, the foot bearing a six-character Kangxi mark in standard script (two with damage); and four small cups with flared rims, each painted with underglaze blue cloud scrolls surrounding three iron red bats on the exterior and a fourth bat on the interior well, the foot bearing a six-character Guangxu mark in underglaze blue (one cup cracked).5 and 2 5/8in (12.8 and 6.7cm) diameters