Export Grisaille European Subject Plate

Description

A Chinese export European subject porcelain plate, Qianlong ca. 1745. Painted in grisaille with flesh tones and gilt borders. The center with a bearded man embracing a woman beneath a draped canopy. The rim with alternating bird and landscape cartouches. The well with a gilt spearhead band.

Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 87, no. 73.

Provenance: Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Porcelain," 10 November 1983, Lot 791; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Diameter: 9 in.

Condition

There are no cracks or restorations. Some small chips to the underside of the rim. Light surface wear including some light losses to the gilt. Light wear to the footrim.

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Export Grisaille European Subject Plate

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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection

Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM EST

St. Paul, MN, United States

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