A Chinese Export 'Lovers' group of 'The Record of the Jade Hairpin', Qianlong, the scholar Pan Bizheng kneeling on one leg, his would be lover the Taoist nun Chen Miaochang wearing a chequered tunic secured by a plain pink belt over a long striped skirt, her hair falling in two tresses at her shoulders, the man wearing a turquoise robe and white hat, 21.5cm high Provenance: Private Family Collection.Compare with a similar 'lovers' formerly in the collection of Yves Mallié de Fonfais, Paris, illustrated in Michel Beurdeley and Guy Raindre, Qing Porcelain: Famille Verte, Famille Rose, London, 1987, p. 129, cat. no. 180. Another example, previously in the collection of the late Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides, was sold in Sotheby's, London, February 24th, 1976, lot 286 and compare with a matching group sold by Marchant, Christies New York, lot 140, 18th January 2018 ($5,000). Compare with an earlier Famille Verte model of this subject from the Kangxi period in the collection at Winchester College (Ch94) illustrated, Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art, p 90. 清乾隆 粉彩外销玉簪记瓷雕拍品来源：英国私人收藏

ladies head off and glued and top knot missing on head