196. A GRISAILLE AND GILT-DECORATED PLATE, CIRCA 1745, QIANLONG PERIOD.

The decoration of the brim proposes an interlayered complex of architectural elements and reserves that contain the depiction of four peacocks and scale motifs, according to a very welcome taste in the West. In the center in gray grisaille and with a pink watercolor palette with touches of red, a scene of courtship between two young men in an interior. The detachment of the flounce is then underlined by a crown with spearheads underlined in gold, just as gold embellishes the brim and borders the edge of the plate. The scene, taken from an as yet unidentified engraving, was successful in the production of porcelain for the West, as evidenced by some comparisons also in polychromy, such as for example a cup formally in the Surval collection in New York. Comparison bibliography F. et N. Hervouët, Y. Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental , Paris 1986, pp. 162-163 nos. 7.60-7.62

Related posts

Leave a Comment