A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK DISH

YONGZHENG 1723-35

The shallow body raised on a tapering foot and gently flaring at the rim, finely painted to the centre with a spray of various flowers, with an insect resting on one of the stalks, the underside coated with a rich mottled pink glaze, the base glazed white and with an old paper label, 15.7cm.

Cf. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6th April 2016, lot 91 for a related ruby-back dish with floral sprays and butterflies from the Pilkington Collection of Chinese Art.