A Chinese famille rose-imari « cockerel » plate. Yongzheng period.
With everted rim, boldy enamelled with a cockerel perched on blue rockwork amongst a tree peony at the centre, the border with three cartouches of prunus and chrysanthemum.
This design is illustrated in Porzellan aus China und Japan, Die Porzellangalerie der Landgrafen von Hessen-Kassel Staatliche Kunstsam- mlungen Kassel by N. von Achenbach (cat. 160 a).
For a large dish, see Christie’s London, 19 september 2012, lot 637.