"famille Rose" Plate With "earth" Design - China, 18th Century, Qianlong Period

A Famille Rose porcelain plate decorated with a mythological scene depicting the Allegory of Earth, after a work by the Italian painter Francesco Albani (1578–1660).
China, 18th
Qianlong period (1736–1795)

Diameter: 22,6 cm

The composition is inspired by a painting by Francesco Albani (1578–1660), belonging to a series of four paintings representing the Four Elements.

The decoration depicts Cybele, goddess of the Earth, on a chariot drawn by two lions, accompanied by Flora, Ceres and Bacchus, personifying spring, summer and autumn respectively. In the foreground, several putti are playing and gathering flowers.

Provenance:

- Santos, London (Qing Export Porcelain, A. Varela Santos, 2015/2016, cat. 79).

For an identical example, see:

- Marchant Asian Art, London, Chinese Export Porcelain Exhibition, 2015, p. 40.
- China for the West, Vol. 1, D. S. Howard, J. Ayers, p. 332, fig. 328.
- La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, F. and N. Hervouët, Y. Bruneau, 1986, p. 319, no. 13.95.
- Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain, Elinor Gordon, 1977, p. 61, fig. 46.
- Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, W. Sargent, 2012, p. 297, no. 156.

Perfect condition.

Further information and photos available on request.