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PLATE .       23 cm.

Semi-eggshell porcelain , with barbed rim.  Painted with extremely subtil and delicate  FAMILLE  ROSE . In the center a leaf-shaped reserve, where-in we see a pair of mandarin-ducks in  gilt,and very lively  detailed ,  floating in a lotus pondbetween peony flowers . The rim with a pink-diaper ground , on which 3 floral reserves.

Period :         YONGZHENG  :    1723 - 1735 .

Refer.:    " Important Chinese Ceramics ",   Christie's  Hong Kong ,
                 27 / 11 / 2013 ,  cat. n°  3485 .

               " The J. Rockefeller III  Collection " catal. 1956,  n° 52 .

The pair of ducks are  " Mandarin Ducks "  ( aix galericulata ) :  such a pair symbolises  " conjugal fidelity " in Chinese Art .

Perfect condition.  Exceptional quality .