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Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy

$2,679.77
£1,980.94
€2,238
CA$3,644.68
A$4,083.84
CHF 2,125.79
MX$49,959.52
NOK 26,983.03
SEK 25,485.15
DKK 17,041.27
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A Chinese Porcelain Caddy with an erotic scene Yongzheng Qianlong period Fantastic and highly detailed decoration in Grisaille/Encre de Chine Chickens having intercourse. Beautiful piece for collectors. Museum Example. Encre de Chine The use of black enamel in imitation of drawings or prints was first developed at the end of the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) and the Yongzheng reign (1723-1730). Chinese porcelains decorated in ink colour became popular in Europe around 1740, and until about 1790 continental clients continued to order them, especially for armorials, because the ink-colour process so readily duplicated the engraved bookplates supplied to the decorators as source materials. The technique may have been developed first for use on glass in the 1660s in Germany, where it was called schwarzlot. Eighteenth-century shipping records sometimes may have referenced it as pencilled ware because it was executed with a thin brush called a pencil. Albert Jacquemart dubbel it encre-de-Chine. Another name Jesuit ware was used still later due in part to the many examples of ceramics with religious motifs that incorporated this technique. En grisaille, another popular term used to refer to this technique, is inappropriate as it refers to works in various media in shades of gray and brown, and it does not convey the quality or technique evident in them. The Dutch terms were zwart geemailleerd or zwart goed (black-eneameled or black goods), and the state inventory of Johannes van Bergen van der Gijp (1713-1784) lists his porcelain as swarte kunst (black art). Works incorporating the reddish enamel known in China as zhucai (yellowish-red colour-or sepia often are grouped with ink-colour wares as well Condition Lid with replaced metal knot and inside with chips/lines. Pot restored and some chips. Size: 13CM high Period 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.12 in (13 cm)Diameter: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Style:
    Qing (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1740
  • Condition:
    Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Amsterdam, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1320000896561stDibs: LU4863241801072

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