A Chinese group of a lady standing beside jardinière of coral. Qianlong

Decorated in the famille rose palette, this group depicts a lady standing beside a clump of rocks supporting a jardinière of coral. Her dress is embellished with large floral motifs and archaic dragons in iron-red. The skirt is decorated with an iron-red panel depicting a translucent green landscape motif. Her hair pulled back in a small […]

A polychrome figure of the Daoist immortal Li Tieguai. Qianlong

This sculpture depicts the standing figure of the Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai, decorated in famille rose and famille noire enamels. He is wearing an open black robe. His pink trousers have a contrasting yellow border, bare feet showing. The right foot is placed on his pink crutch and in his left hand he holds small […]

A Chinese armorial plate for the French market (d’Anjou). Qianlong

A décor armorié, avec au centre D’azur, à une colombe essorante d’argent, tenant dans son bec un rameau d’Olivier de sinople, accompagné de trois étoiles d’argent (ici d’or), deux et une ; et D’azur, à un arbre d’or, mouvant d’un croissant d’argent, à un cerf rampant contre l’arbre et appuyant son pied dextre de derrière […]