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Lot Essay
No other dish like the present one appears to be published.
The closest examples, from the same period, would be a pair of small cups with floral branches reserved on a diaper-pattern ground, illustrated in 'Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Wares of Qing Dynasty', Catalogue, National Palace Museum 1979, pl.103. From the same Catalogue, see also pl.106, a circular dish with plum blossom and bamboo inside, the border decorated outside with peony branches on a diaper-pattern ground outside.
For a similarly painted branche of pomegranate and flowers, see a Qianlong bowl illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty - The Official Kiln Porcelain of The Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai 2003, p.217.
The closest examples, from the same period, would be a pair of small cups with floral branches reserved on a diaper-pattern ground, illustrated in 'Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Wares of Qing Dynasty', Catalogue, National Palace Museum 1979, pl.103. From the same Catalogue, see also pl.106, a circular dish with plum blossom and bamboo inside, the border decorated outside with peony branches on a diaper-pattern ground outside.
For a similarly painted branche of pomegranate and flowers, see a Qianlong bowl illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty - The Official Kiln Porcelain of The Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai 2003, p.217.