A scalloped tray Chinese export porcelain polychrome decoration «European figures» - "The Message" Tongzhi period (1862-1874) wear on decoration, minor fault on the glaze Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 3,2 x 38,8 x 38,7 cm Notes: This tray is reproduced in HERVOUET, François et Nicole; BRUNEAU, Yves - "La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental". Paris: Flammarion, 1986, p. 96, nº 4.46, where is it mentioned: "The Message" - A precise event must have inspired this scene that unfolds in the context of an oriental storytellerl" - Sotheby’s, London, January 28, 1969, lot 159.