A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR ELEMENTS' TEABOWL AND SAUCER DEPICTING 'EARTH'
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE `FOUR ELEMENTS' TEABOWL AND SAUCER DEPICTING `EARTH'

QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740

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A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR ELEMENTS' TEABOWL AND SAUCER DEPICTING 'EARTH'
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740
Enamelled with a design taken from one of a series of paintings by Francesco Albani (1778-1660) depicting Gaia in a chariot with attendants, and numerous putti on the ground beside her, all in an extensive landscape
The saucer 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) diameter

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