A Pair of Late 18th Century Qianlong Period Famille Rose Chargers

A fine late 18th century pair of famille rose porcelain chargers, with floral decoration in polychrome glazes upon a white ground.

Qianlong Period (1735 – 1796)

Both plates with minor rim-frits.

Famille rose, ‘the pink family’, was first introduced to the genre of Chinese ceramics in the first quarter of the 17th century. The palette of soft pinks, yellows and greens on a white, clean background was largely influenced by a European (more specifically French) taste. The Macaron-like shades of the famille rose alined neatly with the mode of the Rococo, fashionable in France at the time. Contrary to the famille verte palette of the previous era, famille rose designs could be fired at a lower temperature, allowing for softer shades to survive the firing process.