A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL DISHES 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with a leaf-shaped panel...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL DISHES 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with a leaf-shaped panel depicting a young woman with four boys in a fenced garden on a diaper ground, the rims with bands of stylised blossoms on a bright yellow ground, the reverse with dragons chasing sacred jewels amongst clouds, the bases with five blue chilong, together with a similar dish and a pair of yellow ground bowls, two with wood stands, 26.5cm. (7) Provenance: an English private collection, Reigate. Cf. Spink & Son Ltd, The Minor Arts of China, volume III, pp.86-7, no.113 for a pair of wine pots decorated with a similar pattern of dragons amongst clouds.