QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), CIRCA 1775

Each brightly enameled with a lady catching cherries being tossed down into her lap by a young man standing on a ladder propped against the tree, another lady seated beside a large basket and a dog, all below a simple iron-red and gilt rope-twist band at the rim; together with a similar 'cherry pickers' tea bowl
9¹⁄₄ in. (23.6 cm.) diameter

A pair acquired from John Sparks, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1980.

A pair with D. M. & P. Manheim, New York.
The Collection of Dr. Kenneth J. Maier, Lake Forest, Illinois; Christie's, New York, 7 November 1984, lot 111.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 1990, lot 350.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

A plate sold; The Angelo Caldas Collection; Sotheby's, London, 8 May 1990, lot 244.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

Two plates and a cup sold; Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Pennsylvania; Christie's, New York, 2 February, 1991, lot 62.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.