A Chinese famille rose “doctor’s consultation” plate. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette with seven figures in a landscape, the border with floral sprays interspersed with insects and butterflies.
- Country:
- China
- Period :
- Qianlong (1736-1795), ca. 1760
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 8.66 in. (22.5 cm)
- Reference :
- E462
- Price:
- upon request
- Status:
- sold
Related works
An identical plate was published by François et Nicole Hervouët in La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, 1986, p. 353, no. 13.39 (full page colours).
Notice
The print remains unknown and this decoration is usually describes as a doctor treating a patient. It should have been an interpretation of some “fête champêtre” by Pater or Lancret.