A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE QIANLONG CANTON ENAMEL DISH, QIANLONG (1736-1795)
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE QIANLONG CANTON ENAMEL DISH, QIANLONG (1736-1795)
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Description
Of round form decorated in famille rose enamels with a large central roundel depicting a scene set in a rocky landscape of Shoulao holding his emblem, the peach, in his hand and carrying a ruyi-stick as he faces a group of dignitaries and their children dressed in long robes and headdresses, one carrying a thin halberd, a pine tree growing nearby and swirling clouds in the sky, the scene bordered by a band of key-pattern and a further band painted with a continuous scrolling branch, the back of the dish with a stylised blue motif.
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| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Diameter | 20.7 cm; 8 ¼ in |
Product REF: BB89
