Jiajing years antique ceramic flower disc

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Rare and beautifully detailed, antique Chinese the the Qing Dynasty, FAMILLE ROSE enameled porcelain DISH of foliate shape with scalloped gilt rim and raised on four conforming feet; The center with poem written in coral red, bordered by bands of scrolling floral design on yellow ground, with lines of gilt detailing, Jiaqing Mark The and of The Period; L: 6 1/4 “, “

Poem translation by Stephen w. Bushell, in Oriental Ceramic Art , London, 1981, p. 239), as follows:

Finest tribute tea of the first picking
And a bright full moon prompt a line of verse.
a lively fire glows in the bamboo stove.
the water is boiling in the stone, griddle,
Small bubbles rise like ears of fish or crab.
of rare Ch ‘I – Ch’ iang tea, rolled in Tony balls.
One cup is to lighten the heart,
And dissipate the early winter chill.