Tiny antique bowl

[Shan]

Hi

Does anyone have any idea of the age or value of this exquisite little bowl/sake/sauce cup? No idea what it is actually for. Tried searching for it, no luck. It has gold leaf painted on it.

Any help would be very much appreciated. All I know is that it is quite old.

Thank you
Shan

[peterp]

The central blue decoration looks as if it was printed or stamped. That would mean it is 20th century, I'm afraid. You can check with a magnifier whether there are the typical traces of brush strokes. The colors may be handpainted.

[Shan]

Thank you Peter. Yes, think you are correct. The colors and gold definitely handpainted. So, not worth anything?

[peterp]

The red color is also printed. This type of porcelain is still made today, and it has little collecting value unless it is at least Qing dynasty.

[Shan]

Thank you :)