Lot Essay
This design is discussed by Howard and Ayers, China for the West, vol 1, p. 86 where the authors note that the subject is 'Charity' represented by a woman suckling a child.
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A BLUE AND WHITE EUROPEAN SUBJECT SAUCER, painted with a scene of a woman suckling a child centred by two small figures, the group on a grassy slope flanked above by two birds perched on upright trailing flowersprays (rim chip), circa 1730
13.8cm. diam.
13.8cm. diam.