Famille rose export lidded tureen. Yongzheng/early Qianlong era, ca. 1730-1740 Of circular form with high, steep sides, decorated with two vases with flowering branches of peony, prunus and lotus beneath a narrow floral border with double fish cartouches. The domed lid with flat knob decorated in the same pattern. H 21 cm, D 25.7 cm Provenance Private collection, Northern Germany Literature For a similar tureen see: Michel Beurdeley, Porcelain from China. "Compagnie des Indes". Munich 1962, p. 170, cat. no. 75

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