A large porcelain saucer dish depicting a boy holding a peony branch.

With a “Jue ” mark on the back.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

The central medallion features a boy wearing a draped cloth amidst scrolling peony stems. With both hands, he holds a peony branch. The border is decorated with chrysanthemums and prunus blossoms on a washed blue ground.

This design is also known in Famille Verte enamels.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For an identical saucer, see:

– Victoria and Albert Museum, C.722-1910.

– The Art Institute of Chicago, 1984.981.

PROVENANCE :

– French private collectionn

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