Qianlong, c. 1740 Dutch Market Height of Cistern: 20 ¾ inches (53cm) Height of Basin: 11 inches (28cm) Length of Basin: 18 ½ inches (47cm) A famille rose cistern and cover with basin, brightly enamelled with a scene showing three elaborately robed figures seated beneath a flowering tree, the figures to the right and centre each holding a fish, and a fourth bald-headed and simply clothed figure standing behind them. In front of the seated men is a low table of European design on which rests a large kraak porcelain dish, in the background a peacock is perched on a trellis fence watching a bird in the tree, the interior of the basin with cartouches of fish trios in panels.