A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEA CULTIVATION PLATE, NUMBER 3. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, c. 1740. Painted with a tea production scene, the border with elaborate rococo scroll-work, on the back the number 3 in underglaze blue, 23cm diameter. 清代 乾隆 外销青花制茶图盘 Literature: For a plate within the series see The Choice of the Private Trader, The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, Howard,1994, cat no 69, for another see Tea Time in Flanders, 1996, cat no 85.