A Qialong "European Figures" plateChinese export porcelain
Grisaille decoration depicting "The departure of the pilgrims to Citra island" after Bernard Picart etching (1708)
Tab decorated with gilt frieze
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
(minor restored chip and wear to the gilding)Literature:
Fran?ois et Nicole Hervouet e Yves Bruneau, "La porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental", pp 160;
David Howard e John Ayres, "China for the West", Vol. II, pp. 354.Diam: 23 cm