A fine Chinese export famille verte dish decorated in the center with a solitary pine tree drawn in iron red and shaded with gilt, the conifer's needles enameled in red, blue and green. Chrysanthemum flowers bursting in bloom emanate from its base, all enclosed by an iron red double line border. The strong vertical element of the pine within a circle makes an arresting design impact, while in classic Chinese taste the scene depicts longevity and strength amidst poetic solitude. The white cavetto curves up to a brocade diaper ground  border interrupted with four cartouche panels painted with floral chrysanthemum sprigs, beneath an underglaze blue line at the iron-brown washed rim. To the reverse two flowering, fruiting branches in iron red beneath a second  underglaze blue line.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 康熙 Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Diameter:  8 3/4" (22.2 cm) Height: 1 5/8" (4.1 cm)
Condition: A one-inch hairline to the rim as shown.
Please refer to item #EX-214 when inquiring.