Cup and saucer, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilded, with a scene depicting a couple, possibly Cupid and Psyche; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, ca. 1745-1750. Diameter: 7.4 cm cup, Height: 3.9 cm cup, Diameter: 11.4 cm saucer. FE.29&A-1972. Bequeathed by Mrs B. Nichols. © V&A Images.

Cup and saucer of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilt, with a European classical scene. The cup with sides rounded below and everted at the lip; the saucer of plain shape with rounded sides similarly spreading at the lip; low foot. Painted round the cup and inside the saucer is a scene with two classical figures seated in a verdant landscape; he holds what should perhaps be a lyre for his female companion to play white a dog leaps about their knees.