Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
This publication highlights some of the most important examples of eastern arts now in the western world
Pair of pheasants
pheasants 1740-60, mounts late 18th centuryPorcelain painted in famille rose enamels and gilt; gilt-bronze mounts | 69.0 x 28.6 x 17.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2408
Following the popularity of the blanc de Chine figures imported into Europe by the end of the seventeenth century, a great variety of figures were produced to attract this market, many of them based on Western models.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume I.
Creator(s)
Jingdezhen [Jiangxi Province, China] (place of production)
French (metalworker)
Chinese (nationality)
69.0 x 28.6 x 17.0 cm (whole object)
69.0 x 27.0 x 17.0 cm (whole object)