Pair of Chinese export porcelain famille rose loving cups and covers

Date	Qianlong period circa 1790
Period	1750-1850, 18th century
Origin	China
Medium	Porcelain famille rose
Dimensions	32.5 cm (12³/₄ inches)
Gallery	Cohen & Cohen

Description
Technical

European or American market

A pair of famille rose loving cups and covers of European form with moulded double strap handles, the decoration in bright enamels with a bird on a rock with borders of flowers and floral panels on a puce scale ground.

The bird shown here is the shoudainiao or 'ribbon-tailled bird', a species which was popular in Chinese design and derived from the Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisii).

Date: Qianlong period circa 1790
Period: 1750-1850, 18th century
Origin: China
Medium: Porcelain famille rose
Dimensions: 32.5 cm (12³/₄ inches)
Categories: Oriental and Asian Art