A scalloped tray Chinese export porcelain polychrome decoration «European figures» - "The Message" Tongzhi period (1862-1874) wear on decoration, minor fault to the glaze Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 3 x 38,5 cm Notes: this tray is reproduced in HERVOUET, François et Nicole: BRUNEAU, Yves – "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental", Flammarion, Paris, 1986, p. 96, nº 4.46, where it is mentioned: "The Message" - A precise event must have inspired this scene that unfolds in the context of an oriental teller" - Sotheby’s, London, January 28, 1969, lot 159.