Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Tankard

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Tankard, 1750-70. Of bell form, lightly molded around the sides with three large flowerheads with spiral petals, painted in famille rose enamels on the front with a butterfly hovering above a praying mantis recumbent on a trailing branch in a flower garden, the rim surrounded by a gilt banner interrupted by flower sprays. H: 6.125 in., W: 4.75 in., D: 6.125 in.

6.125 x 4.75 x 6.125 in
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