Pair of Chinese grisaille European subject dishes, Qianlong (1736-95)
Pair of Chinese grisaille European subject dishes, Qianlong (1736-95)
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Description
Pair of Chinese grisaille European subject dishes, Qianlong (1736-95), each decorated to the central roundel with a lady seated in a curtained window seat sewing, her right hand raised with a threaded needle, her left holding a swathe of fabric with gilt fringing, a port scene visible through the window over her shoulder; the cavetto with festoons of swagged flowerheads; the rim with four alternating shingled sections with flowerheads, seedpods and pigeons with wings outstretched, all in black enamel with gilt highlights.
Diameter: 22.5cm. (8 3/4in.)
Condition:
Good; slight wear
A related plate is illustrated in Sargent, William R. (2012). Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum. Salem (p.339, no.181). Another example, illustrated along with a whole tea service of this pattern, can be found in Phillips, John Goldsmith (1956). China Trade Porcelain: an account of its historical background, manufacture and decoration, and a study of the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection. Cambridge, MA. (p.140, pl.58).
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Porcelain with 'en grisaille' enamel decoration and gilt highlights |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Diameter | 22.5cm. (8 3/4in.) |
Product REF: W879
