"Assiette En Porcelaine à Décor En Grisaille De La Crucifixion - Chine XVIIIe Période Qianlong"
Porcelain plate with grisaille decoration of the Crucifixion of Christ, some elements of the decoration, notably the soldiers' helmets, are enhanced with gold.The border is decorated in the style of Du Paquier porcelain.
CHINA XVIIIE
Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Diameter: 23.2cm
This scene is one of a series of designs illustrating the life of Christ. This plate is part of a series that classically reproduces the Nativity, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. There are variations on the border as well as a series produced in polychrome, to which a scene is added. However, this model is part of one of the classic series with a border decorated in the style of Du Pasquier Viennese porcelain.
For a plate with an identical scene, see :
- British Museum, Franks.920.+
For an identical model, see :
- F and N. Hervouët, La porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à décor occidental, p. 266, 11.21
Wear to the enamel in places, a chip retouched on the wing.
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