A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL DEEP BASIN , Yongzheng/Early Qianlong
Diameter: 41 cm; 16 1/4 ins.
The centre painted in rosy tones with a Mandarin duck with magnificent plumage, and his mate, floating on the water beneath tree-peony issuing from blue rockwork, the well sides decorated...
The centre painted in rosy tones with a Mandarin duck with magnificent plumage, and his mate, floating on the water beneath tree-peony issuing from blue rockwork, the well sides decorated with three dragons among swirling clouds, and foliate rim decorated with gilded black floral scroll on a pale blue ground, reserved with panels of flowers, fruit, foliage and insects on a white ground. The Mandarin duck and his mate are a symbol of conjugal fidelity,
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