The figural scene depicts a young woman seated on an extravagant silk carpet leaning on a yellow barrel-form stool turned on its side as she looks expectingly at her small square cup while a male attendant kneels beside her to serve her tea. Behind the seated woman, a female attendant holds a long-handled oval fan adorned with feathers, ensuring the young lady stays cool as she enjoys her tea.
A Chinese famille rose tea bowl and saucer with figures. Late Yongzheng / early Qianlong
COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Late Yongzheng / early Qianlong, circa 1735
MATIERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 5.11 in. x 1.57 in. (13.5 cm x 4.5 cm)
REFERENCE : E425
STATUT : sold
related works
For a plate with this design (but a different border), see Filip Suchomel, 300 Treasures, p. 413, no. 251
A partial tea set, from the collection of the baronne Adèle de Rothschild collection is in the collections of the Musée du Louvre (R1019), as well as in the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics (Leewarden).
An identical tea bowl, from the collection of Sir Augustus Franks, is in the collection of The British Museum (Franks.706.+).
An armorial service for the English market (Gordon) as the scene central scene on the pieces.
