Dish on footring, the sides modelled as pomegranate-shaped panels in low relief, lightly scalloped rim. Decorated in iron-red, black enamel and gold on the glaze. In the centre two Chinese women by a fence in a garden landscape. In the panels on the sides alternately a vase and a bird on a magnolia branch, flower sprays and insects between. The reverse is undecorated. This type of porcelain with decorations painted only in iron-red, gold and some black enamel, is traditionally called ‘milk and blood’ in The Netherlands. Interestingly, in the 18th century the name was also applied to a specific type of imported Indian chintz, with predominantly red decorations on a light ground (Arnolli). Apparently, this type of porcelain was popular mainly among the Dutch and the very few pieces that can be found elsewhere in Europe usually come from The Netherlands. The composition and iconography conform to the normal export assortment of blue-and-white Kangxi porcelain of c. 1700.