Set of Bronze-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Bowls with Court Scenes
Porcelain: China,
Mounts: France, 19th Century
A decorative ensemble of four large Chinese export porcelain bowls, each elaborately hand-painted with continuous royal court and palace scenes in vibrant famille rose enamels. One of the bowls is mounted in an ornate French gilt bronze base with dragon-form handles and paw feet, exemplifying the 19th-century European fascination with Asian artistry. The combination of Eastern porcelain and Western mounts results in a distinctive cross-cultural aesthetic.
