A PAINTED ENAMEL 'AUSPICIOUS FRUIT AND CHRYSANTHEMUM' DISH18th centuryFinely painted in the well with finger citrons, chrysanthemums and prunus surrounded by a border of scrolling flowers, the exterior with scrollingchilong reserved on a blue ground, the base decorated with five bats surrounding a peach.21.5cm (8 1/2in) diam.Provenance: 十八世紀 銅胎畫琺琅花果紋盤Provenance:A private collection in Darien, Connecticut來源：美國康涅狄格州達里安私人收藏Painted enamel wares were made for both domestic and export markets. The patterns on these works were often filled with traditional Chinese symbolism. The finger citrons and flowers painted on the present dish, which allude to different seasons, are auspicious and convey good wishes for longevity. Such openwork design ismonly found on both painted enamel on copper alloy and enamelled porcelain in the mid-18th century. See a painted enamel dish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, .393.畫琺瑯技法在康熙晚期宮廷作坊中燒製成功後，即成為清代宮廷藝術中重要的一支，在廣州工坊亦有繼續燒製供宮廷及外銷所需。此花果紋盤上的裝飾在十八世紀中頗爲流行，在銅胎及瓷胎上時有所見，繪飾的佛手象徵多壽，構景繁而不蕪，色彩鮮明豐富。參考一紐約大都會博物館藏銅胎畫琺琅花果紋盤，博物館編號。