A Tongzhi Armorial plate, ca. 1870 Chinese export …

A Tongzhi Armorial plate, ca. 1870
Chinese export porcelain
Polychrome decoration with cartouches depicting butterflies, birds and flowers
Centre bearing Costa coat-of-arms and RIVERA FRUSTA motto
Tongzhi Period, ca. 1870
Literature:
Nuno Castro, "A Porcelana Chinesa e os Brasões do Império", pp. 236-237;
Varela Santos, "Portugal na Porcelana da China, 500 Anos de Comércio", vol. III, pp. 968-969.

Diam.: 24 cm