Description:
Chinese export porcelain plate decorated en grisaille (or encre de chine or ink color) with two men standing on a pier near a tower; one of the men has a telescope pointed to two boats laying at anchor in the estuary with buildings along the shoreline on the left. Chinese enamelers developed ink-color decoration as a method of reproducing print images on porcelain for the western market. Dominated by black enamels and washes, ink-color decoration was first produced in the 1730s and remained popular throughout the 18th century. Often period documents refer to this decoration as "pencil'd," reflecting its use of fine brush strokes and black color. Although the original source for this scene is not known, related Dutch landscapes views, including several with a turreted tower, are known on Meissen porcelain, 1735-1740.
Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); Porcelain Link to share this object record:
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