拍品專文
Cf. Howard and Ayres, op. cit., p.145, no. 127, where a larger dish is illustrated in colour; and Scheurleer, op. cit., fig. 203, for the example in the Rijksmuseum
細節
A VERTE-IMARI GOVERNOR DUFF SAUCER-DISH
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1745
Painted in green, sepia, iron-red, en grisaille, underglaze-blue and gilt with a European gentleman and his lady beside a dog on a terrace below maple, the border with jardinieres of fruit and flowers and scholars' utensils divided by leaf-shaped panels enriched with flowers (repaired)--8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) diam.; together with a saucer, similar (rim crack)--4½in. (11.5cm.) diam.
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1745
Painted in green, sepia, iron-red, en grisaille, underglaze-blue and gilt with a European gentleman and his lady beside a dog on a terrace below maple, the border with jardinieres of fruit and flowers and scholars' utensils divided by leaf-shaped panels enriched with flowers (repaired)--8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) diam.; together with a saucer, similar (rim crack)--4½in. (11.5cm.) diam.
出版
These figures have variously been described as Louis XIV and Mme. de Maintenon (or Mme. de Montespan), General Duff and his wife, and a Frisian couple. Both Beurdeley and Lunsingh Scheurleer are in agreement, however, that the subject is Dutch rather than French. General Duff of English legend was the Dutch Governor-General Diederik Duiven (1676-1740) who held the post from 1729-1731. For a further discussion on Duff see Williamson, op. cit., pp. 141-9.