China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Decorated in underglaze blue on the show side with a lady sitting on a taihu rock, to her left and right a small boy and a girl, all in garden landscapes. The rim with Ruyi shaped panels detailed with auspicious and geometrical patterns and flower sprays. The backside with further flower sprays.
Condition: With small chips and fritting to rim as well as one hairline, otherwise good condition. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by the grandfather of Mr. Holzapfel before 1970 and has been in the Holzapfel family ever since.
