Chinese Export "The Lady with the Parasol" plate, after a design by Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759), painted in underglaze blue and overglaze orange (rouge de fer) with a scene depicting a female attendant holding a parasol over her mistress who is feeding three birds, the honeycomb border with alternating cartouches with birds and women.

China c. 1736-1740
9.25" diameter

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Condition: Fine condition- no chips, cracks or repairs.

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) hired Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) to produce designs to be sent to China and copied onto porcelain for sale in the Netherlands. He produced four designs, "The Parasol" or "The Lady with the Parasol" being the most popular.

Much has been written about Pronk and his designs. See especially:

David Sanctuary Howard and John Ayers. China for the West : Chinese Porcelain & Other Decorative Arts for Export Illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection. Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978, pp. 292-305.

Jorg, C. J. A., et al. Pronk Porcelain: Porcelain after Designs by Cornelis Pronk. Groninger Museum, 1980.

William Sargent R. and Rose Kerr. Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, 2012, pp. 274-293.