Chinese Export Octagonal Plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period

19th Century Chinese Rose Famille decorated Chrysanthemum motif charger China, Circa 1850s A large and unique work with non typical continuous decoration. Of circular form with a wide decorated blue and white and gilt Chrysanthemum border, the center decorated with numerous scattered blue and gilt Prunus flowers, the center with vignette of pink Chrysanthemums...

19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Bowl & Hardwood Stand China, circa 1880s, Later carved hardwood stand 20th Century Of good size, bright and colorful, hand painted and en...

A Japanese Kakiemon-style bird, quail and Three friends of winter dish. Painted by by a Dutch painter to decorate a Chinese porcelain blank. The scene and quality of paintting is amazing. Three Friends of Winter These are pine, Prunus mume and bamboo. Both the pine and the bamboo remain green throughout the winter, while the early blossoms of the Prunus mume are harbingers of spring. In China the combination of the positive characteristics attributed to each motif represented the ideal character of the Confucian scholar They became a subject in Japanese painting in the 15th century, and are also found on kakiemon porcelain...

Nice and Beautifully painted Cantonese dish with lots of highly detailed figures, flowers and animals. Beautiful and unusual black enamel in the border. Armorial in the top centre. ...