Bidspirit auction | Porcelain Plate by Cheng Yan

Porcelain Plate by Cheng Yan - Porcelain plate by Cheng Yan China, 19th century, 1833 - 1908. Porcelain, Qian jiàng cai (ash-yellow painting), dimensions: 42.4 x 26.7 x 0.8 cm. Chinese landscape motif. Poem, signature and red seals upper left. Very good age and use condition. Cheng Yan was an important representative figure of ash-yellow painting on porcelain in China during the late Qing Dynasty until the Republican era. As the son of Cheng Men, the founder of the ash-yellow technique, he not only adopted the family's craftsmanship but also dared to undertake bold artistic innovations that had a profound influence on the development of Chinese porcelain painting.