A Chinese wucai dish, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 circular, the centre painted with a gnarled magnolia tree highlighted in gilt, the cavetto with four cartouches enclosing sprigs of flowers enclosed by a diaper ground with flowerheads, the border with further sprays of blossoms amongst rocky outcrops enclosed by a blue-line border, sienna-glazed rim, the reverse with two sprays of peonies in iron-red, fritting chips,22,2cm diameter