![]() ChineseReference 3/420.A famille rose yellow ground saucer dish painted with bats around shou-character roundels, swastikas and peach sprays. Iron-red Guangxu four character mark and of the period cms/6 inches. Haircrack as commonly found on this thinly potted Imperial wares This dish is either from an Imperial service or one very close. The prototype is one of the special designs created for the wedding of the Tongzhi emperor in 1872. A smaller dish of extremely similar design is illustrated in 'The Tongzhi Imperial Wedding Porcelain' (Ronald W. Langsdorf, 'Orientations' magazine, October 1996) How to order Back to display cabinet
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