A Imperial copper-red glazed stem dish, Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-1795), Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795), the shallow dish is raised on a spreading pedestal foot encircled by a bow-string band, the exterior is covered with a glaze of soft red colour, and the interior is in white glaze,, diameter 20.8 cm, height 9 cm. Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Hong Kong, fine Chinese ceramics, jade and bronze drums, lot 181, 13/05/1976, the Henry Litton collection