Rare Chinese Export mythological subject plate circa 1745
octagonal form painted en grisaille depicting extensive scene of goddess seated holding spear and arrow with lion crouched at her feet framed by gilt border of fruiting and flowering vines.
Dia.8 1/2"

Provenance: Purchased from Mildred Mottahedeh in the 1970s.
Property from an Ohio private collection.

Literature: Ayers, John and Howard, David. CHINA FOR THE WEST. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. pp.332.