Lot 353
CHINESE EXPORT IMARI 'LA DAME AU PARASOL' PLATE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
清乾隆 中國外銷伊萬里《持傘美人》盤
with the pattern in Chinese Imari colours, showing a lady standing before water birds as her attendant shades her with the parasol, the honeycomb border interrupted by lady and bird cartouches, the exterior adorned with various insects in underglaze blue glaze
Dimensions
23cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, Norwich, England
Footnote
Note: According to David Howard's 'The Choice of the Private Trader' (1994), Cornelis Pronk was appointed by the V.O.C. in 1734 to 'make all designs and models to our satisfaction, of all such porcelain as will be ordered from time to time in the Indies'. Pronk's distinctive designs, of which 'La Dame au Parasol' is perhaps the best known, have appeared in the most prestigious collections of export porcelains ever since.