AN ENAMELED YIXING TRAY, QING DYNASTY
China, 1644-1912. The stoneware brightly enameled to a beautiful landscape scene of dwellings in the mountains. A man is collecting wood from a willow tree beneath a mountain range with three scepter-shaped peaks.

Provenance: From an English private collection.
Condition: Good condition with fine patina, one small chip to outer rim. Minor glaze flakes mostly to edges. Some firing flaws. Old wear, tiny scratches and traces of use.

Weight: 1354.4 grams
Dimensions: 28.2 x 19.5 x 3.5 cm, height including stand 32.5 cm

The rim with a key fret border, the exterior with peonies amid their vines and leaves, the underside with a fine robin's egg glaze, the four raised triangular feet revealing the brown ware. Note the fine, intentional crackling to the white background. Fitted wood stand. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related tray at Wooley & Wallis, Salisbury, in Asian Art, 14th November 2012, lot 97. Also compare with a related pair of Bitong at Bonham's Hong Kong, on May 27th, 2012, in Yixing stoneware and scholar's objects from private collections, lot 618.

清代宜興琺琅彩托盤
中國，1644-1912。此陶石器托盤面施明亮的琺琅彩繪製山水風景，山間可見一砍柴人。

來源：英國私人收藏
品相：品相良好，包漿細膩，外沿有一道小磕損。邊角処釉面有輕微開裂，一些燒製瑕疵。老磨損，輕微劃痕和使用痕跡。

重量： 1354.4 克
尺寸： 28.2 x 19.5 x 3.5 厘米, 高 32.5 厘米 （含底座）