A Canton enameled copper plate


Late Qing/Republic periodPainted in white and subtly hued enamels with an episode from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms where the young warrior Zhao Yun has arrived from the Battle of Changban to rescue Liu Bei's baby son, Liu Shan, and his mother Lady Gan; the scene framed by a dark blue border with flower heads and scrolling tendrils, the chrysanthemum branches on the exterior walls and orchid flower centering the recessed base all painted in colors on a mottled white ground (wear).11in (28cm) diameter