GROUP OF NINE FAMILLE ROSE 'PSEUDO TOBACCO LEAF' WARES QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 清乾隆 粉彩菸葉紋把杯及碟（共九件） comprising: five circular saucers and four double-handled cups, all similarly enamelled with exuberant hibiscus flowers in pink with a pheasant perching on the rock, accompanied by poppies and florets, the tobacco leaves enamelled in sky-blue, lime-green and pink (the saucers: 14.1cm diameter each; the cups: 7.5cm high) Qty: (9) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Glasgow Note: The main period of famille rose 'Pseudo Tobacco Leaf' wares is between 1765 and 1795, during the Qianlong period. Through Macau, Portuguese merchants and its Brazilian colony, amongst other countries, seem to appreciate 'Pseudo Tobacco Leaf' patterns the most. See Debomy, Pierre L., Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo: A Tentative Inventory, France: La Société des Amis du Musée national de Céramique Sèvres, 2013.