A RARE CHINESE BLACK-GROUND 'TRUMPETER' DISH

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1745

清乾隆 約1745年 墨地土耳其樂手紋盤

Painted with two Turkish musicians, possibly inspired by or after Cornelis Pronk, encircled by bands of gilt spearheads at the rim, all on a lustrous black ground

23cm diameter

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NOTE:

This unusual pattern is often associated with Cornelis Pronk, who produced designs for the Dutch East India Co. with similar stylistic details, and comparable examples have been discussed by D. Howard and J. Ayers in 'China for the West', London, 1978, vol.1, p.305, in which they suggest this was a specially-commissioned design for a private order.

For similar 'Trumpeter' tea wares from the collection of Mary Viscountess Rothermere, see Christie's New York, 16th April 1994, lots 30 - 32. A comparable dish, the musicians in a reversed position, was sold at Christie's New York, 17th Jan 2019, lot 534, and another in the same rooms, 21st Jan 2016, lot 60. A teabowl and saucer with a similar design were sold in the same rooms, 22nd Oct 2022, lot 314.

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