HUÉ - Chinese porcelain lidded bowl for the Kingdom of Hué decorated on the outer marli in blue & white with a landscape with four horses 四匹马 Sì pǐ mǎ. Four-character mark below the base (Ruò Shēn Zhēncáng) Nhược Thâm Trân Tàng 若深珍藏. 19th Qing period. H. 8.6 cm Diam. 20 cm Condition: 1 chip to the lip of the lid Reference: For a similarly marked piece, see Zajan sale 14 April 2021 lot 187. Note: The mark Nhược Thâm Trân Tàng 若深珍藏 can be translated as 'Precious treasure of (the workshop) Nhược Thâm (Zhencang)' or 'Precious collection of celestial blue'. These pieces are inspired by Chinese imperial coins, in this case the decoration of the "Eight Horses of Mu Wang" (穆王八駿圖), symbolising power, speed and success, prosperity or a tribute to the riding mandarins. It would therefore have been a prestige piece, perhaps intended for a Vietnamese official (the horses also symbolised mandarin rank).