Old Chinese Extra Large Porcelain Platter, Plates & Bowl Hand Painted Peach Blossom Tree Scenery w. 6 Chinee Character Seal on Reverse26.00", 57.00-lbs combinedYongzheng 1723-1735The Yongzheng Emperor (December 13, 1678 - October 8, 1735) was 44 years old when he ascended the Dragon Throne in 1722 and died two months before his 58th birthday. He reigned for 13 years. During the latter part of the Yongzheng period the zhuanshu seal mark is introduced.According to Manchu tradition, the Kangxi emperor was succeeded by his fourth son, the Yongzheng emperor (who ruled from 1723 to 1736). His imperial title, Yongzheng, means 'harmonious and correct', whilst his family name, Yinzhen, means ‘inheritance of luck’. In some ways, his reign can be seen as a reaction against that of his father: where the Kangxi emperor was conciliatory, the Yongzheng emperor acted firmly against corruption, offering bonuses to demonstrably incorruptible officials and thereby greatly improving the flow of revenue. Capable of extremely hard work, he not only dealt with dozens of daily memorials (government reports) from all over the country, but he developed the system whereby ‘Palace Memorials’ established by his father came directly to him, bypassing officials of the Outer Court and providing him with private information.It is clear that there was considerable rivalry between the Kangxi emperor’s twenty sons (he had had thirty-six but only twenty survived), since on his accession the Yongzheng emperor imprisoned a number of his brothers, and remained touchy about accusations that he had usurped the throne. In order to control imperial heirs, he insisted upon their all being taught in the school inside the Forbidden City and instructed in Confucian morals by the best Chinese teachers. He also instituted the practice of concealing the name of the designated heir in a box kept in the Qianqing hall, to be opened only after the emperor’s death.One Large Plate 25.50x3.00x (15.50 bottom) Two Plates 17.00x3.00x (10.50 bottom ) One Bowl 19.50x7.00x (9.25 bottom) inches Large Platter 22.00 lbs /Two plate 21.00 lbs / One Bowl 14.00 lbs