Three Chinese export porcelain “Acrobats” dishes, Qianlong period 葵口

Three Chinese export porcelain “Acrobats” dishes, Qianlong period 葵口粉彩盤三件 清乾隆

With shaped rims, all three dishes decorated with a convivial gathering in a garden, with two people performing acrobatic feats on a bridge, a band playing music on the bank, a group of dignitaries and attendants watching the performance from a pavilion, a border of reserves and floral motifs to rim. Dias: 10 in.; 11 ¼ in.

Provenance

Labels for Nobrega (Brazil?)
Property from the Collection of Jose Menache Neistein (1934-2020)

Dr. Neistein was born in São Paulo, Brazil to a Jewish immigrant family. As an intellectual with a deep appreciation of a variety of artistic and cultural fields, he served at various times as a critic, teacher, curator, cultural attaché, and lecturer. Dr. Neistein's art collection, as broad as his interests and activities, developed over 50 fruitful years of acquisition and study.

Residing in the United States from 1970 to 2020, Dr. Neistein was invited by the Itamaraty to occupy the position of Cultural Attaché at the Brazilian Embassy as Executive-Director of the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute (BACI) in Washington D.C. During the same period, he was also a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a Contributing Editor for the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.

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Jose Menache Neistein (1934-2020)收藏

Neistein博士出生於巴西聖保羅的一個猶太家庭。秉承著對藝術的鑽研與熱愛，他曾擔任評論，講師等多重工作。他的的收藏亦彰顯五十年以來的熱忱。

Neistein博士於1970至2020年間流寓美國，他受邀於巴西外交部，出任位於華盛頓的巴西美國文化中心會長。其人亦為賓夕法尼亞大學客座教授以及國家圖書館拉丁系編輯。