A coral-red reverse decorated dish, Qing dynasty with Daoguang mark and of the period.

Finely potted with gently rounded sides rising from a short, slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, richly patterned with elegant scrolling stems issuing fan-like leaves and bearing peony flowerheads alternating with stylized lotus blossoms all reserved against a vibrant coral-red ground, the center with a lotus blossom, the petals and leaves finely detailed with iron-red lines, the interior and base left white. The latter with a seal mark in underglaze blue within double circles. Diameter 17 cm.

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