A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'TOBACCO-LEAF' OVAL PLATTER Qianlong period, circa 1760-1780 Painted in rich enamels with brightly colored large, serrated leaves in underglaze-cobalt-blue, lime green, turquoise and pink with gilt highlights, a composite hibiscus (rose-mallow) flower-head dominating one side and supported on a lime-green stalk, other flowers including a composite iron-red and gilt chrysanthemum and peony, further poppy, camellia and daisy dispersed around the dish, simple iron-red and underglaze blue flowering branches to the reverse. 16 3/4in (43cm) across Footnotes: 乾隆時期 約1760-1780年 粉彩《烟草》花卉紋橢圓大盤 Published Cohen & Cohen, Tyger Tyger!, Antwerp, 2016, pp. 66-67, no. 29 出版： 倫敦Cohen & Cohen古董行，《Tyger Tyger!》，安特衛普，2016年，頁66-67，圖版編號29 See David S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, London, 1994, p. 184, pl. 211, where the author discusses the likely source of inspiration for this pattern deriving from Indian textile designs. It was very popular in the second half of the eighteenth century and appears in a wide range of versions which included the addition of pheasants and squirrels, with varying enamel colors, as well as later nineteenth century versions in thick bright enamels. For a variety of plates and vessels, see Christie's, New York, 26 January, lots 99-106. For other vessels of similar type, see Nadler 2001, pp. 72-73, two very similar platters; Anita Gray, A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 2000, p. 81, nos. 110-111a; and Debomy, 2013, p. 289.