FOUR CHINESE EXPORT 'TOBACCO LEAF' PATTERN SOUP PLATES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785 |

each painted in the center with a large yellow and puce flower, surrounded by large turquoise, yellow and blue tobacco leaves, all within a scalloped rim

All in overall good general condition with characteristic fritting to some edges of hte scalloped rim, and typical minor firing lines and glaze gaps. All with minor and expected wear to the enamels.
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