Very large porcelain dish decorated with Mandarin ducks. Chi - Lot 47

Very large porcelain dish decorated with Mandarin ducks. China. Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Richly decorated in famille rose enamels, with two Mandarin ducks surrounded by lotuses in the center of the dish, the cavetto with a frieze of spearheads. On the wing, the eight Taoist immortals on agitated waves: Zhongli Quan, Zhang Guolao, Ln Dongbin, Cao Guo Qiu, Li Tieguai, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe, and He Xiangu. In traditional Chinese culture, Mandarin ducks are considered a symbol of marital affection and fidelity. A very large dish with the same decoration and size is preserved in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University (USA), illustrated by Thomas V. Litzenburg Jr. in Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University, 2003, p. 65, no. 42. Slight lack of enamels. Dim. 35 cm