Description & Technical information
European or American market
Price: £18,500
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: circa 1790
Period: 18th century, Qianlong period
Origin: China
Medium: Porcelain famille rose
Dimensions: 32.5 cm (12³/₄ inches)
Categories: Oriental and Asian Art

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