Lot Essay
An example is illustrated by Hervouet & Bruneau, op. cit., p. 204 who note that this is the first known example of Chinese porcelain ordered with a historical/political subject
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CIRCA 1695
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A SMALL 'ROTTERDAM RIOTS' PLATE
Circa 1695
Painted with the well-known scene showing small figures climbing haystacks and a tall ladder to reach the top of one in a row of Dutch houses, an unruly crowd at the side with cannon before them, the border floral and fruit clusters on a wan-fret ground, the back with formal lotus scroll border and a six-character Chenghua mark
7 7/8in. (20cm.) diam.
Circa 1695
Painted with the well-known scene showing small figures climbing haystacks and a tall ladder to reach the top of one in a row of Dutch houses, an unruly crowd at the side with cannon before them, the border floral and fruit clusters on a wan-fret ground, the back with formal lotus scroll border and a six-character Chenghua mark
7 7/8in. (20cm.) diam.