A pair of Chinese famille-rose dishes, Qianlong period, 1735-1796


each centre decorated with a pair of kylins contesting two ribboned balls, the cavetto decorated en grisaille, overpainted with iron-red and gilt flowerheads, the rim enamelled with lilies, peonies and melons, with a café au lait band with gilt scrollwork, firing faults, the reverse with retailer's paper label, the larger 38,5cm diameter

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