Lot Essay
For a similar design, see Hervouët et Bruneau, La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes, Paris, 1986, p.304, fig. 13.51.
QIANLONG
Details
An encre-de-Chine 'European subject' bowl and cover
Qianlong
Painted en grisaille with a continuous scene of Minerva protecting a young warrior, possibly Ulysses, from the manipulations of Venus, rim crack and chips
11.6 cm. diam.
Qianlong
Painted en grisaille with a continuous scene of Minerva protecting a young warrior, possibly Ulysses, from the manipulations of Venus, rim crack and chips
11.6 cm. diam.
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.