Five Pronk style famille rose floral plates, Early Qianlong period, ca. 1740, China, A distinct pattern with a floral centre and a wide cartouched border that was derived from the Cornelis Pronk ‘the Four Doctors’ pattern. Not marked. D 26 cm, Good condition: no chips, no hairlines and no restoration. Lit: The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated in the Hodroff Collection , by David S. Howard, 1994, illustrated on page 81.