A FINE FAMILLE VERTE SAUCER DISH WITH A COURTING COUPLE Kangxi period, circa 1700 The saucer dish rim gently rounded, and the entire center delicately painted in transparent 'verte' enamels with a scene of a gentleman in conversation with an elegant lady who walks unhurriedly toward a building set under a towering cliff, with a moon window through which can be glimpsed a pulled curtain, perhaps that of a bed, within, the scene set in a fenced garden with rocky outcrops and trees below a full moon, or possibly a waning sun, the reverse plain. 8 1/4in (21cm) diam Footnotes: 康熙時期 約1700年 五彩月下漫步盤 Published Cohen & Cohen, The Golden Gate Collection, Antwerp, 2018, p. 175, no. 129 出版： 倫敦Cohen & Cohen古董行，《The Golden Gate Collection》，安特衛普，2018年，頁175，圖版編號129 The minimalist approach to this decoration is both unusual and a relief to the usual overly decorated approach, so often taken by the Jingdezhen potters. The scene is bordered by a green cliff that forms an embracing motif bending with the shape of the plate, while behind them are a few simple trees, a scholar's rock, and an indication of fencing.