A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL SQUARE TRAY, 乾隆年间 (1736 – 1795)
Width: 9.5 cm; 3 ¾ in
BC87
BC87
Of square form with chamfered corners, a double scrolling foliate border painted in black on light green on the inside rim, and an octagonal panel decorated with European gentlemen in...
Of square form with chamfered corners, a double scrolling foliate border painted in black on light green on the inside rim, and an octagonal panel decorated with European gentlemen in a woodland setting, one gentleman bare-headed and dressed in a pink knee-length coat, green knee breeches and long stockings, stands with his hands tied behind his back, a further gentleman next to him, dressed in a blue coat, pink knee-breeches and a wide black hat, holding the other one’s hat in his hand, and a third gentleman taking a few steps away from the two, looking back at them and pointing at the bound gentleman with a thin sword, the back painted in a light turquoise colour and with a single blue flower-head to the centre.
