finely painted in famille-rose enamels in the Chinese manner with a central group of flowers beneath a border painted with four sprays of peony and lotus; and another Bow famille-rose plate, circa 1758-60, painted with peony and bamboo issuing from pierced blue rocks,

First plate- some frtting to the glaze around the rim and minor wear. Second plate- minor glaze fritting to rim and minor wear
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