A LARGE CANTON ENAMEL ‘SCHOLARS’ DISH, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely painted in bright enamels to the interior with a scene of scholars and their attendants carrying staffs and books, examining a scroll in a verdant landscape with rockwork and trees, encircled by a wide band of floral blossoms borne on leafy scrolling vines on a yellow ground below a key-fret band, and to the exterior with a similar yellow-ground floral band with chilong. The base with a finely painted chilong medallion.Provenance: The Paris trade, previously acquired from an old French private estate. The base with an ancient, slightly faded ink inscription dating from the early 20th century, reading ‘… Jaune’ (= … yellow).Condition: Good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Light surface scratches, few expected stress lines to the well along the foot rim, minimal hairlines here and there, the outside with a single minor loss to the enameling with associated remnants of old paint, well visible under strong blue light. The colors are crisp and remarkably well-preserved. Overall the condition is considerably better than generally expected from this type of canton enamel dish. Displaying exceptionally well.Weight: 2,144 gDimensions: Diameter 44 cmAuction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3229Price: HKD 350,000 or approx.EUR 57,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large canton enamel circular dish, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Note the similar size (40 cm)十八世紀大型廣東琺瑯開光文人圖盤中國。盤內開光精美描繪文人們山間談天説地，有手持法杖，有的拿著書籍，周圍岩石和樹木環繞，並可見花卉。盤沿黃地纏枝花卉紋。圈足內飾有精美的螭龍紋。