TWO RARE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE LEAF-SHAPED 'QUAIL' DISHES QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1765

A similarly decorated but larger example is illustrated in David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, vol. II, p. 534-535, cat. no. 546. The authors discuss that the leaf-shape dish originated from late 17th century Japanese porcelains, and was subsequently copied by Meissen around 1740, and even later by English factories. The decoration is reminiscent of Japanese Kakiemon designs, especially the scrolling peonies at the rim, however, the chinoiserie figures are possibly added by Meissen. A pair of examples of the same size was sold at Christie's New York, 20 January 1995, lot 115