A painted enamel quatrefoil tray


QianlongThe quatre-lobed shallow tray finely painted with a dense floral pattern with peonies and lotus, surrounded with borders of scrolling foliage and cartouches enclosing further floral blooms, reserved on a diaper ground, all raised on four globular feet.29.5cm (11 1/2in) wide
|For a comparable footed tray see the exhibition catalogue: M. Gillingham, Chinese Painted Enamel, Oxford 1978, p. 80, no. 104.