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Qing Dynasty ceramic saucer with bats and peach tree on it.

Made sometime in 1723-1735

Bats and peaches are symbols of long-life and happiness

These saucers would have been given by the Emperor to an official, probably on his 70 birthday, and would have been treasured heirlooms.