AN INSCRIBED AND DATED LIME-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE TEA TRAY JIAQING SEAL MARK AND PERIOD, DATED 1797

of quatrefoil form supported on four ridged feet picked out in gilt, the centre inscribed in iron-red with an imperial poem dated to dingsi year of Jiaqing’s reign (corresponding to 1797), all within a gilt border and enclosed by a meander of lotus sprays and florets in bright enamels, the decoration repeated in the well and the exterior, all reserved on a lime-green ground continuing over the base save for a six-character seal mark in iron-red

The tray is in good condition with the exception of some light rubbing to the iron-red calligraphy in the interior, some light rubbing to the gilding on the interior and exterior and light scratches to the enamels.
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