Fine Level! 18th c. Chine De Commande VOC Shangshui Charger Blue White Qing

Chine De Commande VOC Shangshui Charger Blue White Qing. This shop is dedicated to Oriental Antiques and Collectibles. The shop is a joint venture between Freek and Bob, good friends and fellow Masters in History. We will be putting up many rare, historically important items in the hope of helping collectors to find what they search for. If you are interested in a specific item, dont hesitate to ask us, we'll do our best to find it for you. Antiques & Collectibles from Shangri-La is Made For the Art of Collecting. Beautiful Chinese porcelain plate with a stunning decorum of pagodas on the lake. A scene of purity and unity with nature an important theme for the Chinese Literati. The Shanshui `Mountains & Water` theme represents of Yin & Yang the quintessential emblem of the Cosmos. Mountains represent the Cosmic Force of Yang, while the water represents Yin. Depicted is the universal harmony made explicit by nature. Unlike the dragon & phoenix motif a landscape was never ordered for the imperial court. On porcelain it was an important stylistic innovation of the 17th century primarily for scholarly taste of the literati class.

The historical background at the time was shaped by the fall of the Ming dynasty and the establishment of the new Qing Dynasty, of ethnic Non-Chinese Manchu. The majority of the scholar officials continued to serve the new dynasty. However many scholar refused to colleborate with the new rulers.

This fostered the old ideals of the literati class of a life not spent in office. A typical projection of the literati ideals into a landscape are the tiny figures often found in the landscapes on porcelain: a traveller on a bridge; a figure admiring the harmony of the elements but never trying to dominate them, or the figure of the fisherman, depicted sitting on the shores or on a boat in the water.

They are symbolic figures, an intellectual fantasy of fantasy of an ideal lif in retirement close to nature. As a romanticized image of the mystic East.

Great Chine de commande piece. Plate 1: Good, but 1 large chip on the back. FOR ALL PACKAGES OUTSIDE EUROPE. We can not control this. For China (& rest of Asia) & US allow. At least 2 to 3 weeks. Depending on the situation it can take up to. This also influences the tracking data shown online. However in case of lost or damaged items the. Is also required to take action & help solve the issue at hand. We take good care of our packages. In case of broken or damaged items.

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Also thank you dealings thank. Chine De Commande VOC Shangshui Charger Blue White Qing" is in sale since Tuesday, February 23, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Plates".

The seller is "theceramics_and_collectibles" and is located in Amsterdam. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Plates
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Age: Pre-1800
Region of Origin: China
Original/Reproduction: Original