
One of a pair of famille rose overglaze enamelled porcelain dishes. Shallow dish with curved sides, flared rim, and a low foot. It is painted with famille rose enamel over clear glaze; the foot rim unglazed. The inside is decorated with four stylised dragons interspersed with floral sprays, encircled with a bold gold line bordered with red enamel below rim. The exterior is painted with three floral sprays. There is a chip at the rim. It is marked on the base with red enamel: 'da qing guang xu nian zhi', meaning 'made in the Guangxu period of the Great Qing dynasty'.