The candleholders modelled as standing Chinese ladies riding a dragon and decorated in opaque enamels from the famille rose. Bibliographie: G.A Godden, Oriental Export Market Porcelain and Its Influence on European Wares, London 1979, p. 242 (for a similar pair decorated in underglaze blue).
A pair of famille rose court lady candleholders
hand painted ceramic
China
Qianlong / Jiaqing,
late 18th century
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