Chinese export ruby back plate, Yongzheng ca. 1735. Painted on white enameled copper with a scene of a European lady and gentlemen on a picnic. The honeycomb…

Chinese export ruby back plate, Yongzheng ca. 1735. Painted on white enameled copper with a scene of a European lady and gentlemen on a picnic. The honeycomb border interrupted by insects perched on large bunches of fruit and flowers. The ruby back enclosing a blue dragon roundel. Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 70-1, no. 50. Provenance: Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Porcelain Enamels, Bronzes, Works of Art and Hardstones," 10 November 1983, Lot 532; The D

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