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A Chinese famille rose "The Pilgrims of the Isle of Cythera" pattipan

China

Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1740

Diam 13 cm

Very good condition

The scene depicts the mythological tale of a fête galante, a popular subject of the 18th-century French aristocracy and artists, including painter Jean-Antoine Watteau’s famous ‘The Embarkation for Cythera’. The myth of the island of Cythera was a great success in the libertine society of the 18th century, the island being considered since Antiquity as the residence of Venus, goddess of love. The presence of Cupid on the painting helps to reinforce this evocation.

A Chinese famille rose "le pèlerins de l'île de Cythere" pattipan

China 

Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1740

Diam 13 cm 

Very good condition 

The scene depicts the mythological tale of a fête galante, a popular subject of the 18th-century French aristocracy and artists, including painter Jean-Antoine Watteau’s famous ‘The Embarkation for Cythera’. The myth of the island of Cythera was a great success in the libertine society of the 18th century, the island being considered since Antiquity as the residence of Venus, goddess of love. The presence of Cupid on the painting helps to reinforce this evocation.

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A Chinese porcelain famille rose pattipan from the Qianlong period (ca. 1740) titled 'The Pilgrims of the Island of Cythera', with a diameter and height of 13 cm, in excellent condition; provenance: private collection.

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A Chinese porcelain famille rose pattipan from the Qianlong period (ca. 1740) titled 'The Pilgrims of the Island of Cythera', with a diameter and height of 13 cm, in excellent condition; provenance: private collection.

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