A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'EIGHTEEN LUOHANS' DISHES

QIANLONG 1736-95

Each painted to the centre with a beauty and child watching another lady play the qin, all contained within borders of gilt-decorated flowers and panels enclosing birds, with the Eighteen Luohans to the rim of each, the details highlighted in gilt, the bases with paper labels, 22.3cm. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, London, purchased from H R Hancock & Sons on 17th July 1957, and thence by descent. A copy of the invoice is available.