plate

Famille rose or Imari (?) palette with enamels over the glaze, underglaze blue and gilding. Central design of yellow floral-decorated bowl on stand with fruit (peach, pomegranate and Buddha's hand citron) and a few small flowers, surrounded by a double red ring decorated within with four flower sprigs, then blue underglaze ring to inner and outer edge of rim decorated within with four motifs (two motifs to left and right of ruyi sceptres, possible fans or flowers and lotus blossoms with pearls (?), two motifs to top and bottom with fly whisks, halberds (?) and lotuses with jewels (?)). Red ring inside outer blue ring on rim. Brown edge to rim with remains of gilding. On reverse of rim in red, two floral motifs.