A famille rose teapot and a famille rose plateQianlongThe globular teapot enamelled with floral sprays, flanked with a straight spout and loop handle, the lid similarly decorated and with a bud-knop; the dish enamelled with a pair of mandarin ducks amongst lotus and water weeds, the flat rim decorated with the Eight Immortals crossing the sea on their magic vehicles.22cm (8 5/8in) high (3).注脚The pattern on the dish in the present lot was a popular design that is found on many different sizes of plate made for export. For a larger version, 40cm in diameter, dated c.1730, see D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, London 1994, p. 65, no. 42.