A beautifully painted octagonal dish from an 18th century export service. The scene is of the major trading port of Canton (present day Guangzhou) at the mouth of the Pearl River. Many of the buildings depicted can still be seen today. I have a suspicion that the plate was given a soft-paste slip before painting as it enables finer work. The attention to the detail is unusual; note especially the depiction of the trees. The plate was made specifically for export to the West during the Qianlong period, 18th century.

Just a little under 8 inches (19.5 cm) diameter. There is a small area on the rim (around 9 o’clock) where there are some small edge chips, hardly noticeable under normal viewing. On the plain back there is a small area where the glaze has been ground to remove a kiln flaw perhaps, noted in the photographs. Please study the photographs.

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