A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK 'BIRD AND FLOWER' DISH, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK 'BIRD AND FLOWER' DISH, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-BACK 'BIRD AND FLOWER' DISH, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Reference: ART1004900

The dish is decorated to the centre with a long-tailed bird perched on a prunus and peony branch, accompanied by a poetic inscription. The reverse is decorated in a vibrant ruby enamel, with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark to the base. 21.7 cm. diam.