CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE À SIX CARACTÈRES EN CACHET EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET ÉPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

A chrysanthemum dish of the same colour, the same size, and also with a Qianlong mark, is illustrated in R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, p. 245, no. 916. Chrysanthemum shaped dishes started to be produced under the Yongzheng reign and were manufactured in sets of twelve colours, including a ruby ground. A complete set from the Qing Court Collection, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 282-83, no. 257. A set of chrysanthemum dishes of different colours from the Yongzheng and Qianlong period is illutrated in J. Ayers, The Baur Collection, Geneva, vol. 3, 1972, nos. A496-A500.