Dish with Flowering Prunus. Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735. Porcelain with overglaze enamels, 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm). 49.2365. Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1896. The Walters Art Museum

The flowering branch of Prunus is painted in Famille Rose overglaze enamel. This magnificent dish belongs to a set made for use in the palace.

Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibition: Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981