A RARE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMEL ON COPPER DISH, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

d cm 18

Finely painted at the center with a lobed reserve enclosing a scene within a naturalistic landscape with clouds, waves and a phoenix in flight, where two elegantly dressed ladies with elaborately arranged coiffures meeting a young figure carrying a basket of fruit and a staff. The rim decorated with pink geometric motifs alternating with reserves containing cartouches adorned with fruits and flowers. The reverse painted with leafy and floral designs.