A rare Chinese famille rose European subject "Clothtraders" plate, Qianlong, ca. 1740

Dia.: 23 cm

This plate depicts a harbour scene of cloth traders offering their merchandise to prospective buyers.
On the left a panel is inscribed AVP, relating to a cloth trader from Leiden, The Netherlands. The source for this design is an engraved copper plate in the Leiden Lakenhal museum, inventory nr. 11056 (link).

The central medallion is inscribed "Caro de Oro" and "Fabrica de Brusela" . The coat of arms depicted on the upper rim is that of Brussels, representing the archangel Michael slaying a black devil.

Another example of this type is in the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. (depicted on this page)

Condition:
- Slight rubbing to the blue and grisaille sky, the building on the left and a small spot under the foot of one of the two noblemen on the right handside.
- With a faint hairlline at 7 o'clock of 4.6 cm, extending until just where the black central medallion starts.

Provenance: A Dutch private collection.