A coral red-ground enamelled 'buffalo and cowherd' dish


Yongzheng six-character mark and of the periodThe central roundel finely enamelled with a striding water buffalo underneath a willow tree, being led by a rope from the nose by a young boy wearing bunches and loose farm clothes, reserved on a bright coral red ground, the exterior with a clear glaze.20cm (7 7/8in) diam.
|Provenance: An English private collectionFor a dish from the same set, see M. Beurdeley & G Raindre, Qing Porcelain, Famille Verte and Famille Rose, p. 101, no. 139. See another pair of comparable dishes in B. McElney, Porcelain of the High Qing, 1662-1795, pl. XXV.