"A Chinese Famille Rose Bowl Decorated With A Couple Resting After The Hunt. Qianlong Period"
Decorated in thefamille rosepalette with a couple resting after the hunt.China,
Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1750
A plate with this decoration is illustrated by Hervouët & Bruneau inLa porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes à décor occidental, p. 70, no. 3.16
An “en grisaille” plate, with this decoration was recently published by Cohen & Cohen and William Mothley in “Take Two!“, november 2017, no. 62.
The source for the design has not been identified but seems to be very similar to scenes by Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777).