A 'FAMILLE-ROSE' PINK-GROUND 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

of oval form moulded with a central panel enclosing the two characters Zai jie, surrounded by a classic lotus scroll on a bright pink-ground, the reverse similarly decorated and enclosing the characters written in Manchurian, the sides moulded and gilt, pierced with a small aperture threaded through and tied with a beaded tassel