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Pair of Chinese Grisaille and Gilt Decorated Porcelain Plates

Yongzheng period, AD 1723-1735

Description

Each decorated in the center with butterflies hovering over an arrangement of flowers and exotic fruits and items, including pineapples, eggplant, and conch shells. The cavetto, with an ornate twisted chain design.
Diameter: 9 ⅛ inches (23 cm.)
Note: We are aware of no other examples with this decoration in this color. The others are found in famille rose including examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum. These other examples lack the exotic fruits and conch. The subject is likely based on a Western botanical print that was taken to China and copied onto porcelain and showing the variety of exotic items from around the world.

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