Plate with quail and peonies

Bow Porcelain Factory

ca. 1756–58 · Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The natural brown coloration of the quail was fancifully transformed by Japanese enamellers into red and blue, and the more colorful palette for this composition became exceptionally popular in Europe.

Artist

Bow Porcelain Factory

Date

ca. 1756–58

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze

Culture

British, Bow, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995