Each finely painted with central roundel containing a pair of frisky Buddhist lions, surrounded by petal-shaped panels of mythical beasts alternating baskets of flowers, all reserved on a flower and insect-strewn green ground, a trellis pattern on the rim with cartouches of butterflies, flowering plants and serpents, the reverse rims with flowering branches
14⁵⁄₈ in. (37.2 cm.) diameter

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The Tibor Collection was formed over decades, growing to encompass every category of Chinese export porcelain, from small, charming teawares to massive pairs of important jars. The collector had a deep appreciation for the magnificent porcelains made for New Spain as well as for the lifelike charm and elegance of Chinese porcelain figure and animal models.