A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Magpie and Prunus' dish (Tongzhi Nian Zhi Mark), brightly enamelled to the interior with numerous magpies in various postures amidst prunus trees and branches, all reserved on a yellow ground, the underside with three detached floral scrolls. The design popularised by the Empress dowager Cixi. 4-character Tongzhi mark in iron-red, height 4.2 cm, diameter 18 cm, height 4.2 cm, diameter 18 cm