A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MU GUYING DISH - Porcelain - China - Kangxi (1662-1722)

Identical piece in the collection of the Groninger Museum, The Netherlands, inv. no. 1945. 0159. Published: C. J. A. Jorg: 'Famille verte enamels', Groningen, 2011. The catalogue entry states that 'The woman is Mu Guiying, wearing the long feathers of a military commander; the soldier with the large flag and the military tent are further indications that the scene is taken from the Yang-jia-jiang Yanji (The Command Troops of the Yang Ye Family) attributed to the Ming author Yong Damu. Condition : 1 hairline on the rim, minor chips / rim frit on the rim