A 'FORTUNE TELLER' SOUP PLATE
A 'FORTUNE TELLER' SOUP PLATE

CIRCA 1740-50

細節
A 'FORTUNE TELLER' SOUP PLATE
CIRCA 1740-50
Finely decorated en grisaille, sepia and gilt with a gypsy carrying a baby on her back as a seated gentleman holds her palm, accompanied by two youths, a horse and two hounds, within a du Paquier-style border
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
來源
with The Art Exchange, New York

拍品專文

Although clearly taken from a European engraving, the Chinese artist appears to have become confused as to who should be examining whose palm. A very similar plate from the Mottahedeh Collection is illustrated by Howard and Ayers, op. cit., vol.II, pp. 372-3, pl. 365, where the author suggests a print after J. Smith as the source. Also see Hervouët and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 95, fig. 4.41.