Bidspirit auction | Large Famille-Rose ''Mandarin'' Export Plate

Large Famille-Rose ''Mandarin'' Export Plate - Large Famille-Rose ''Mandarin'' Export Plate China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1796). Porcelain, painted in fencai (Famille-Rose) and gold. Dimensions: 28.5 × 36.5 cm. Passingly curved, oval shape. Finely executed courtly figural scene in the well. Good condition with slight color loss. A Famille-Rose Mandarin export plate is a type of Chinese export porcelain primarily produced during the Qianlong period. It features large figural scenes painted in the Famille-Rose enamel palette. The porcelain body was made in Jingdezhen and then decorated in Canton for export to Europe and America. Mandarin ware is the earliest and rarest of the Canton Rose palette export styles, distinguished from later Rose Medallion or Rose Canton pieces by its dominant figural representations and heavy gilding.