A FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED DISH, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

d cm 23

Finely and delicately enamelled, at the centre the scene depicts two ladies on a courtyard terrace, another figure peering through a circular window, and an attendant at the foot of a staircase, all framed by an elaborate decorative border enriched with flowers, butterflies, and gilt vegetal motifs.

Provenance: from a private collection, Tuscany.

Catalog notes:
See the identical but larger plate sold at Sotheby’s, Monochrome | Important Chinese Art, London, 2 November 2022, lot no. 323 (link).