Chinese Porcelain Tongzhi Plate Famille Rose Tang Story Scene Qing Dynasty 19thC

Chinese Porcelain Tongzhi Plate Famille Rose Tang Story Scene Qing Dynasty 19thC

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5268

Object: Plate

Material: Porcelain

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Famille Rose narrative scene with figures, horse, landscape, trees and mountains

Mark: Iron red Tongzhi seal mark

MEASUREMENTS

Diameter: 5.24 in / 13.3 cm

Height: 1.18 in / 3.0 cm

CONDITION

GOOD (4/5) – Minor age-related surface wear, enamel wear, firing imperfections and marks, with wear and small firing lines visible around the foot rim. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain plate decorated in Famille Rose enamels with a detailed narrative landscape scene. The composition depicts figures traveling through a mountainous setting, including an elderly figure being carried and another figure riding a horse. Trees, rocks, flowering plants and distant mountains complete the landscape, while a fine iron red line accents the rim. The restrained palette of turquoise, blue, purple, orange and black gives the scene an attractive late Qing character.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Narrative figure scenes drawn from Chinese history, literature and traditional stories were popular subjects on Qing Dynasty porcelain. The iron red seal mark on the underside associates this example with the Tongzhi period, 1862-1874, complementing its characteristic 19th century Famille Rose decoration.

NOTES

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