A Chinese Imari style plate with 'Dames au Parasol' after Cornelis Pronk, Qianlong

Dia.: 23,5 cm

In 1734, the Dutch East India Company commissioned Cornelis Pronk to produce designs for a set of China plates. This porcelain, so-called Chine de commande, was produced in China, then shipped to Europe and sold there. Pronk made four different designs, of which 'The Parasol Ladies' was most popular. The Dutch East India Company ended the deal in 1740 because the production and shipping from China proved too costly. The original watercolour for the design is now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (link)

Ref.:
- William R. Sargant, 'Cornelis Pronk and his influence', in: Treasures of Chinese export ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2012, pp. 275-279.
- D. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West: Chinese porcelain and other decorative arts for export, London, 1978, vol. I, pp. 298-299, no. 292.

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