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Chinese export porcelain milk jug and cover decorated in grisaille and gilt with Vertumne as an old woman trying to seduce Pomone watched by the baby, Qianlong reign.

Stock Number: 4324A

Chinese export porcelain milk jug and cover decorated in grisaille and gilt with Vertumne as an old woman trying to seduce Pomone watched by the baby, Love, c. 1740, Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty, h. 13 cm, 5 in. 6.10045

Provenance: Pinto Coelho Collection, Lisboa, Portugal.

Illustrated: Qing Export Porcelain, by A. Varela Santos, 2015/2016, cat. 71.

Bibliography: La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor Occidental, by F. & N. Hervouët and Y. Brunneau no.13.67 in page 309 for a saucer at the British Museum with similar scene but in enamels.

中國外銷瓷黑釉描金帶蓋奶罐,紋飾為裝扮成老婦人的威耳廷努斯在愛神的注視下嘗試引誘波摩納,約1740年,清乾隆,高13釐米,5英吋。

藏品來源:葡萄牙里斯本Pinto Coelho舊藏。

插图:《清代外銷瓷》, 阿.瓦瑞拉.桑托斯, 2015/2016,目录 71。

參考文獻:《帶歐式圖案的中國瓷器》,作者F. & N. Hervouët及Y. Bruneau,參見第309頁第13.67 號大英博物館藏有相同圖案但上琺瑯彩的托盤一隻。