CHINA - Qianlong period (1736-1795) Important part of a porcelain dinner service with famille rose polychrome enamel decoration of a scene depicting a dignitary seated in a boat led by a woman on a river bordered by flowering rocks and shrubs, gold spearhead motifs, the wing decorated with flowers, pomegranates and foliage comprising : - 33 octagonal plates (D. 22 cm), - 16 octagonal soup plates (D. 21.5 cm), - a large octagonal hollow basin (D. 37 cm), - a large rectangular platter (L. 44 cm), - ten rectangular dishes in four sizes (L. 39 cm to 26 cm), - four hollow rectangular dishes (L. 24.5 cm), - one covered oval terrine with pomegranate-shaped grip (L. 38 cm), - two oval sauce boats (L. 23 cm), - two covered rectangular butter dishes with chimera-shaped handles and their trays (L. 13 cm and 18 cm). 18th century. Minor accidents.