A Complete Set of Nine Chinese Canton Enamel Sweetmeat Dishes

Qianlong period (1736-1795), the set includes one large circular central master dish and eight matching fan-shaped lobed side dishes, the nine components slot together to form a full circular serving platter, each piece is crafted on thin copper metal bodies, finished with an opaque white enamel ground and hand painted in vibrant famille rose palette enamels with literati figures gathered in scenic landscapes, each dish with inscription to the front and a blue flower to the underside.

Assembled 1 in., 17 1/2 in. diameter, Set 3 1/4 in., 9 in. diameter

Crazing and loss to the enamels on each dish, more to center dish; some dishes with repairs and restoration.