A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'LION DOG' DISH

KANGXI 1662-1722

Painted to the centre with a lion dog playing with a brocade ball, the beast encircled by birds and butterflies in flight amidst lotus and panels enclosing stylised flowerheads, the rim decorated with cartouches containing floral sprays against a band of diaper, with some areas highlighted in gilt, the underside with a continuous lotus scroll, with a lingzhi mark to the base, 34.9cm.