A Chinese Famille Rose Export Porcelain Five Piece Garniture.
Polychrome enamelled decoration of roosters and flowers.
Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)
18th Century.
Height : 22cm (the vase with cover)
Damage - chips and cracks.
The Yongzheng Emperor (1678-1735) reigned over China between 1723 and 1735. He restored a functional imperial court and good government based around Confucian principles rooting out corruption.
He encouraged the development of the arts in China. He was particularly interested in the imperial porcelain factory at Jingdezhen where he appointed Tang Ying (1682–1756) as director in 1728.
The Yongzheng period would see the production of some of the world’s most delicate porcelain and enamelled painting