The W Martin-Hurst punchbowl: Chinese famille rose porcelain.

Date	1735-40
Period	1600-1750, 18th century
Origin	China
Medium	porcelain
Dimensions	40 cm (15³/₄ inches)
Gallery	Cohen & Cohen

Description
Technical

Yongzheng/Qianlong period
European market

Price: £38,000

A Chinese export porcelain punchbowl painted in famille rose enamels with a continuous scene of chickens and pheasants, the rim with a pink Y-diaper border, the interior with a rooster on a rock with peonies.

This wonderful and famous bowl is from the William Martin-Hurst collection which formed the basis for George Williamson’s important publication The Book of Famille Rose. There the bowl is described as “illustrating the high water mark of Famille Rose decoration”. We can only agree with this!

References: Williamson 1970, plate II, this bowl is illustrated and eulogised; Howard & Ayers 1978, No 137, another example.

Date: 1735-40
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: China
Medium: porcelain
Dimensions: 40 cm (15³/₄ inches)
Provenance: Ex-collection W Martin-Hurst

Categories: Oriental and Asian Art