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A Chinese famille rose plate decorated in the Meissen style. Qianlong period

Decorated in the famille rose palette, in the center with a river scene with building painted in shades of brown, one of them fortified with a tower, and small figures dressed in Western style.

Country:
China
Period :
Qianlong (1735-1795), ca. 1750
Material:
Porcelain
Dimension:
8.85 in. (22.5 cm)
Reference :
C720
Price:
upon request
Status:
available

Provenance

Christie's London, 1st may 1976, lot 123 (illustrated by Hervouët & Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes à décor occidental, 1986, p. 345, no. 15.13).

Related works

This plate is illustrated by Hervouët & Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes à décor occidental, 1986, p. 345, no. 15.13).

For a large dish with this pattern, see Jorge Welsh, The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector’s Vision, 2011, Tome II, no. 342, p. 262.

Notice

Around 1735, Meissen porcelain imitations started arriving in Europe, proving the skill of Chinese artists. They were arodered by private merchants and transported by the East India Company.

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