- Museum number
- C754.1
C754.2 - Object
- Cup and saucer: Leda and the Swan, one of a pair, Chinese, porcelain, about 1740
- Description
- One of a pair of Cups and Saucers, with C754Eggshell porcelain decorated wiyh the subject of Leda and the Swan, from a painting by Correggio enggraced by Duchange (1662-1757).Thre figures are outlined in two shades of green, blue, rose red and opaque white. Around the rim two narrow gold lines framing a black line.Second quarter 18th. C.
- Materials
- Porcelain
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- cup
saucer - Dimensions
- regular: 3800.0cm (w)
Cup and saucer: Leda and the Swan
Chinese
Porcelain, about 1740
C754
Exports of Chinese porcelain to Europe were massive and the Chinese developed types of decoration specifically for the export market. European merchants also sent European prints to China to be copied onto porcelain. Some were based on famous paintings such as Correggio’s Leda and the Swan (C754). In others painters painstakingly reproduced the black engraved lines of western prints. With their very different traditions of perspective and composition, Chinese decorators sometimes struggled to translate European images successfully.
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