Lot 258 Dα

An armorial dish with the Arms of the Honorable East India Company. 18th/19th century

Of oval shape with lobed rim, decorated in underglaze-blue, iron-red and gold with the arms of the Honourable East India Company, surrounded by floral sprays, to the exterior painted in red, green, blue and yellow with the Four Gentleman (si qunzi) plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.
Length 26.3 cm; width 22.7 cm