A FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN HUNTING SCENE' PUNCH BOWL Late Qianlong (2)

A FAMILLE ROSE 'EUROPEAN HUNTING SCENE' PUNCH BOWL Late Qianlong The exterior boldly enamelled with two large panels of European huntsmen on horseback, variously carrying bows and lances, galloping across a grassy terrace accompanied by a baying pack of white hounds, one side with the chase, the other with a slain deer and another escaping, all on an elaborate coral and purple ground, the interior with scattered foliage below the rim, wood stand. 26cm (10 1/4in) diam. (2). Footnotes: 清乾隆晚期 粉彩西洋人物狩獵圖潘趣盌 Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 May 2017 A European private collection The painting of the present lot is based on a European hunting scene. It was first fired at Jingdezhen and subsequently brought to Canton where it was later decorated for export to Europe. It stands as a fine example of porcelain produced for the maritime trade in the eighteenth century. See a related famille rose punch bowl, 1750-1770, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: Volume II, London, 2016, Pl.1006, P.401. Compare with a related gilt-decorated famille rose 'European subject' punch bowl, Qianlong, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 9 October 2014, lot 38. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing