A Chinese famille rose shaped rectangular tray, circa 1900

粉彩托盘, 约1900年代

the four sides of serpentine form, with curving inverted corners to form a rounded ribbon-like edge, the interior densely decorated with a flowering prunus tree on an octagonal and square grid pattern ground, the same grid pattern on the exterior sides in the same gilt, yellow and blue enamels, the interior sides with floral swags on a yellow and green scrolling ground, the inside corners and rim with gilt flowers, scrolls and key-fret design on an iron-red ground, the base enamelled with a variety of flowers on a turquoise ground with a pale pink border following the shape of the rim, with gilt foot rim

此托盘呈长方花瓣形, 四边倭角, 盘内以黄、蓝彩蜂窝形网状纹饰为地, 上有粉红色梅枝, 托盘外侧亦饰以同样网状纹饰, 内侧有黄、绿地粉彩莲花卷草纹装饰, 倭角内侧及托盘沿口均有矾红描金回纹、卷草纹及花纹装饰, 底部中间施蓝绿色地, 其上有各色繁花, 粉红色地花卉边框围绕, 之间并以描红镀金线条分隔, 托盘底沿镀金