A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL OCTAGONAL SOUP PLATE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760 |

painted in the center with the arms of Kitson impaling Gregory

One corner restored with associated overpaint, and overall with minor frits and flake chips, as well as minor firing imperfections and wear to the surface and gilding.
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For the arms, see David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, London, 1974, p. 570, Q9. The reverse of this example is accompanied a label indicating the colors of the plate, for production and color proofing purposes, for the Nelson Rockefeller Collection reproductions.