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.
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.
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.
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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