PLATE .     diam:   23 cm.

Painted with  very delicate  FAMILLE  ROSE   enamels .   On the rim 4  peony-rockwork, alternated with 4   quatrefoil  panels  :  2  with swimming  fishes,  2 with fighting coqs .   In the centre  a very elegantly dressed court-lady, playing "qin"  in front of a well-designed cabinet ;  the " chute du marli" in grisaille swastika with overglaze iron-red and gold, illustrating a continuous  floral losange .

period:       YONGZHENG  :   1723  -  1735 .

refer.:    " The Choice of the Private Trader ", D. Howard ,  pl. 52.

             " La Céramique chinoise sous les Tsing ",Van Goidsenhove,n°183 .

Although very classic,  this particular plate is rare to find now, and certainly in this 100% mint condition : on the porcelain, and on the enamels.