Dish with “Mother Tutoring Her Child” motif in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Dish with “Mother Tutoring Her Child” motif in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017098N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The figure painting of Qianlong enamel porcelain, in addition to the Western scenery and characters, is particularly eye-catching, and the subject matter of the lesson is also regarded as a work following the image of the Western Virgin Child. The dish surface of this work is like a painting. There are gold colored twigs and flowers painted in fine strokes outside. The main picture shows a corner of the room. Mother sits in front of her desk, elegant and quiet. She holds a fan in one hand and a pen in the other, and turns her head to call the child hiding behind the back of the chair. The child’s lively and naughty is in sharp contrast to the mother’s dignified and elegant. Although the painting is a Chinese lesson map, the background treatment is just like a Western style work. All the objects and images are depicted in the picture to the best of their ability. All the carved windows and curtains installed in the room, as well as the bronzes and enamels placed on the table, are ready to see the paintings as if they were on the scene. Especially the window