Lot Essay
See footnote for lot 285.
For similar examples, cf. D. Howard and J. Ayers, op.cit., vol.1, p.299, no.292; D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., fig.193; C. Le Corbeiller, op.cit., p.54, no.24; and J. M. Beurdeley, op.cit., p.56, where the Chinese blue and white prototype, Pronk's interpretation, a Chinese Imari version and a later famille rose example are all illustrated. See also the Pronk Porcelain Exhibition in the Groninger Museum and the Gemeente Museum, The Hague, Catalogue pp. 14 - 26 for a detailed account of the production of this design, including Pronk's drawings, Japanese versions, and the quantity of pieces produced, and nos. 6 - 37 for illustrations of a variety of pieces with this design.
For similar examples, cf. D. Howard and J. Ayers, op.cit., vol.1, p.299, no.292; D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, op.cit., fig.193; C. Le Corbeiller, op.cit., p.54, no.24; and J. M. Beurdeley, op.cit., p.56, where the Chinese blue and white prototype, Pronk's interpretation, a Chinese Imari version and a later famille rose example are all illustrated. See also the Pronk Porcelain Exhibition in the Groninger Museum and the Gemeente Museum, The Hague, Catalogue pp. 14 - 26 for a detailed account of the production of this design, including Pronk's drawings, Japanese versions, and the quantity of pieces produced, and nos. 6 - 37 for illustrations of a variety of pieces with this design.