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A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI 'DAME AU PARASOL' PLATES
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A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI 'DAME AU PARASOL' PLATES

CIRCA 1736

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A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI 'DAME AU PARASOL' PLATES
CIRCA 1736
Each decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt with two ladies beside water-fowl and reeds, one lady holding a parasol, the iron-red border reserved with water-fowl cartouches alternating with the two ladies repeated in individual panels, minor chips and fritting
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam. (2)
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Lot Essay

This design, by the Dutch draughtsman Cornelis Pronk in 1734, was the first drawing he made for the Dutch East India Company; it was sent via Batavia to both China and Japan, and services with this design are known in blue and white, famille rose, and Imari palettes. See C.J.A. Jörg, Pronk Porcelain, Groningen, 1980, pp.14-28 and pp.61-73 for a full discussion on this design.

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