"A Chinese Famille Rose “twin Peacock” Dish. Qianlong Period."
Enamelled in a rich
famille rosepalette with a peacock and a peahen standing on a grassy hillock beside blue weathered rocks growing with large pink peony, smaller flowers in gilt and colors growing alongside, all within a series of iron-red borders trailing similar blooms and interrupted by dark grey ground lappets edged in green leafy scrollwork.
China
Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Diam : 28 cm
For a large dinner service (sold 127.000 USD), see Christie’s NYC, 23 january 2001, lot 82.
For a tureen (sold 12.500 USD), see Christie’s NYC,
Chinese Export Art, 27 january 2014, lot 376.