A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL SQUARE TRAY, QIANLONG (1736 – 1795)
A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL SQUARE TRAY, QIANLONG (1736 – 1795)
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Description
Of square form with chamfered corners, a double scrolling foliate border painted in black on light green on the inside rim, and an octagonal panel decorated with European gentlemen in a woodland setting, one gentleman bare-headed and dressed in a pink knee-length coat, green knee breeches and long stockings, stands with his hands tied behind his back, a further gentleman next to him, dressed in a blue coat, pink knee-breeches and a wide black hat, holding the other one’s hat in his hand, and a third gentleman taking a few steps away from the two, looking back at them and pointing at the bound gentleman with a thin sword, the back painted in a light turquoise colour and with a single blue flower-head to the centre.
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| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | Width: 9.5 cm; 3 ¾ in |
Product REF: BC87
