A Chinese en grisaille “L’Amour et le badinage” teapot and cover. Qianlong period

Of globular form and decorated en grisaille with a scene depicting a courting couple beneath a tree and an amorous couple behind them. A polychrome border of flowers.

COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Qianlong (1736-1795), ca. 1750
MATIERIAL : Porcelaine
SIZE : 4.72 in. (12 cm)
REFERENCE : C196
STATUT : sold
Related works :

For this design, see Francois & Nicolas Hervouët, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, 1992, p. 170, 7,84.

Additonal informations :

This European subject design is believed to possibly be a based upon an engraving by the same name by Jean-Baptiste Pater.

 

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