A RARE LARGE FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR 'PHYSIOGNOMY' DISH
Qianlong period, circa 1740
An unusual and brightly enameled charger in opaque famille rose enamels with a central scene with two officials, each with an attendant, in conversation with a physiognomist, identified by the banner over his arm, the wide rim and cavetto are densely filled with multiple decorative borders.
14in (36cm) diam
Footnotes:
乾隆時期 約1740年 粉彩《相士》大盤

Published:
Cohen & Cohen, Hit & Myth, Antwerp, 2014-B, p. 33, no. 19

出版：
倫敦Cohen & Cohen古董行，《Hit & Myth》，安特衛普，2014年-B，頁33，圖版編號19

The scene in the well of the dish depicts two officials in elaborate yellow and iron-red headdresses, each with an attendant behind holding a fan aloft. The officials are speaking with an older man in a blue enamel robe, over the sleeve of which is a paper with four characters shan guan qi se, which identifies the elder gentleman as a physiognomist, and above whom is a bat in flight, relating to good luck in the career of the official.