"Moustiers Plain Fire Earthenware, Young Chinese Man Sitting Cross-legged"
FRENCH CERAMICSMoustiers plain fire earthenware, 18th cty
Nice round plate with monochrome blue decoration of a young Chinese man on a mound, sitting cross-legged and surrounded by a rich plant decoration typical of this production.
Very nice quality of very precise drawing, and superb milky and shiny enamel bringing out the decoration of a powerful blue, with shadow effects treated in a grayer blue.
Dimensions:
21.5cm diameter
Condition:
Tiny enamel chips on the periphery, no cracks or restoration
Bibliography:
Jean-Claude ALLARY "Les chinois de grand feu, un décor méconnu des faïences de Moustiers", 2008, Imprimerie Mondial Livres Nîmes
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato