A Very Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Plate, Late Qianlong Period
Qianlong c.1790
A Very Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Plate, Late Qianlong Period c.1790. This plate is based on a European metal form and probably silver, rather than a pewter shape. What makes this plate so rare and interesting is the central subject matter. Surrounded by European Neo-Classical designs is a Chinese brushpot with brushes, the epitome of Chinese scholarly taste. The rough gnarled wood brushpot, probably made of Cypress or box wood, is displayed as if in a scholars' studio on a dark wood stand. Brushpots were not exported to Europe or North America, so they would have been unfamiliar to Europeans. There were workshops in Canton that made a living painting pieces to order, I think it is highly likely the inclusion of a brushpot was a special request. The borders were standard, shown to customers in Canton via sample plates, each plate displaying a variety of designs for you to choose from. Perhaps a Western Captain, or merchant, thought to have the brushpot added to the center of the plate, after all there would have been plenty of brushpots on display in the bustling Canton studios. A reminder of another world perhaps. I have had the two plates of this design in storage for a number of years, hoping to find another example but with no luck, hopefully someone will have seen another example of this design.
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