Chinese Famille Rose Erotic Dish, Garden Lovers within Ruby Floral Border, Yongzheng Mark, 20.5 cm
Chinese Famille Rose Erotic Dish, Garden Lovers within Ruby Floral Border, Yongzheng Mark, 20.5 cm
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| Figure | cm | in |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 20.5 cm | 8.1 in |
| Height | 4.2 cm | 1.7 in |
Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
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Condition report
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
Spring Palace in Enamel
Chinese erotic painting, chunhua or spring pictures, was given as a wedding gift and kept for private viewing; on porcelain it hid in the well of a dish ringed with flowers. Here a couple rest on a pink carpet in a walled garden, inside a ruby border dense with chrysanthemum and peony, while five red bats, a wish for the five blessings, fly around the reverse.
Best for: Collectors of Chinese famille rose and of East Asian erotic art
Condition notes
Described as without notable damage, with gentle surface wear from age. The unglazed foot ring shows small dark marks of grit and wear.
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A Chinese famille rose display dish painted by hand in the well with a pair of lovers resting on a pink carpet in a walled garden, framed by a ruby-ground border of flowers, with five red bats around the reverse and a Yongzheng reign mark on the base. It measures 20.5 cm across and is offered to adult collectors only.
The Piece
Chinese erotic painting, known as chunhua or spring pictures, was given to newly married couples and kept for private viewing; on porcelain the scene was often set in the well of a dish and encircled with flowers, so that it showed itself only when the dish was taken down. Here a couple in a lilac robe and a blue sash recline on a magenta carpet beside a bolster and a covered jar, before a garden wall with a moon gate and a red pavilion beyond.
The wide border is enamelled on a ruby ground with chrysanthemum, peony and scrolling leaves in pink, lilac, blue and yellow. On the reverse five red bats, a rebus for the five blessings, fly around the cavetto, and the base carries a six-character mark of the Yongzheng emperor in underglaze blue within double rings.
Details
- Type: Display dish, famille rose (fencai) enamels on porcelain
- Subject: Lovers on a carpet in a walled garden
- Border: Ruby ground with chrysanthemum and peony
- Reverse: Five red bats
- Mark: Six-character Yongzheng reign mark in underglaze blue
- Diameter: 20.5 cm (8.1 in)
- Height: 4.2 cm (1.7 in)
- Weight: 435 g
Condition
- Free of notable damage.
- Gentle surface wear consistent with age and handling.
- Small dark marks of grit and wear on the unglazed foot ring.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as Qing dynasty porcelain bearing a Yongzheng mark. Reign marks were widely applied in later periods, and the Desk does not confirm the dish as of the Yongzheng reign; it is the photographs show it. Dust with a soft dry cloth and keep away from the dishwasher.
Delivery from Japan
The dish is wrapped by hand in Japan, cushioned in a fitted inner box inside a double carton, and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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