This famous mythological scene was a popular subject in Chinese Export, and plates and were made with various borders. For a similar plate to the present lot, see F. and N. Hervouët, Y. Bruneau, La porcelaine des compagnies des Indes, à décor occidental, Paris, 1986, p. 310, no. 13.72, and for examples of the different border designs, see nos. 13.71, 13.73-76.