A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOVERS' DISHES
清十八世紀 粉彩戀人圖盤一對

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOVERS' DISHES

Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

清十八世紀 粉彩戀人圖盤一對

Each dish potted with shallow curved sides, painted to the interior with a man and woman becoming intimate, the former dressed in apple-green robes, the latter wearing bright-pink robes and clutching a fly whisk, behind them a table adorned with various scholarly accoutrements and a cat lurking atop a barrel seat painted with crashing waves

21.5cm diameter

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