A monumental figural famille rose-verte charger. Yongzheng
The decoration of this monumental charger, brilliantly enamelled in the famille rose-verte palette, is centered on a courtly scene. Set within a palace garden bordered by flowering trellises, the composition features female riders in vibrant robes, captured in animated poses atop horses rendered with remarkable vigour and movement. To the right, a multi-storey pavilion with […]
A Chinese famille rose “butterfly and flowers” tea bowl. Yongzheng
The tea bowl is decorated in the famille rose palette with a rich naturalistic design combining blossoming flowers, leafy branches, insects, and butterflies with delicately veined wings. The butterflies are rendered in orangey tones. The central interior decoration is framed by a lobed reserve with undulating contours, set against a red-orange ground enriched with gilt […]
A Chinese “European subject” bowl. Qianlong
The bowl is decorated on the exterior with a large oval medallion containing a finely painted scene. The scene shows three standing figures set in an outdoor landscape: two men dressed in long purple and pink coats with tricorn-style hats, and a third man wearing a blue garment and carrying a large sack on his […]
An unusual Chinese famille rose vase, tianqiuping decorated with the “Hundred Antiquities”. Yongzheng
The vase, of an unusual globular form with a tall cylindrical neck, is decorated in famille-rose enamels with a rich ‘Hundred Antiquities’ motif. At the center, a brocade-patterned vase rests upon a stylized stand and contains an assortment of scholarly objects—brushes, a ruyi scepter, a folded fan, and scrolls—symbols of the literary arts and cultured […]
A fine famille rose “Chinese official” cup and saucer. Qianlong
The cup and saucer are decorated in the famille-rose palette. The cup bears a single medallion, while the saucer carries four medallions arranged around a central reserve depicting a mother and child. Each of the four medallions contains the portrait of an official shown in three-quarter view, attired in a long violet robe and wearing […]
A Chinese famille rose “European subject” plate. Qianlong
The plate is decorated in the famille rose palette, with a scene depicting Les Oies de Frère Philippe, engraved by Nicolas de Larmessin after a painting by Nicolas Lancret, that is now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. The border is decorated with a gilt interlaced ground punctuated by four lobed reserves alternating floral medallions, […]
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with the Immortals. Yongzheng
In the centre, within a large circular reserve, appears a depiction of the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian), the celebrated figures of the Daoist pantheon, gathered in a rocky landscape beneath a pine tree, a traditional symbol of longevity. Each Immortal can be identified by his or her distinctive attributes: Li Tieguai, leaning on his crutch […]
A pair of Chinese famille rose plates with a lady and two boys in a garden. Yongzheng
Each plate is finely decorated at the centre with a composition depicting an elegant lady seated on a rock, watching two young boys playing nearby. The scene is set in a wooded garden adorned with banana leaves and pierced rocks, before a wall with a circular window through which scholarly objects can be seen. The […]
A Chinese “Flora and Cupid” cup and saucer. Qianlong
The cup and saucer are finely decorated in famille rose enamels, each with an oval reserve depicting a European scene: Flora, shown bare-legged and seated in a park, beside Cupid who offers her a floral wreath. In the background, a classical building with arches and columns is visible, together with a fountain and two small […]
An unrecorded armorial cup and saucer for a member of the House of Condé (France). China, Qianlong
The cup and the saucer are decorated in the famille rose palette, with a gilt border of shell and foliage motifs. The center of the saucer bears the coat of arms of the House of Condé painted in a rocaille cartouche under clouds, De France au bâton péri en bande de gueules en abîme, under […]