Antique biscuit bowl with a dragon in the waves. Porcelain, glaze. Japan, Satsuma, XX century.

Biscuit bowl - more often a jar with handles and a lid for serving and storing cookies and other goodies, its homeland is Great Britain. This item is for those who know a lot about beautiful things. The image of a dragon is traditional for the culture of Asia, since the dragon is the primordial force, the progenitor of people endowed with power and intelligence. The dragon here is a water dragon, with a pearl in its paw. According to legend, only a brave human heart could earn this pearl by proving to the dragon his right to possess it.