Lot N. 563
Porcelain cake stand with polychrome enamel decoration
China, Qing dynasty, late 19th century
painted with flowers, grape shoots and a bird on a light turquoise background, circular in shape on a high foot
h 13.5 cm, dam 22.5 cm
It bears a mark on the margin (daya zhai, “Study of the greatest odes”) accompanied by an oval seal with the inscription (tiandi yijia chun, “The whole world celebrated as one's own family”).
Porcelains with this mark and similar seal are usually associated with Empress Dowager Cixi.