Very rare enameled porcelain dish

A very rare enameled porcelain dish, the circular shape with exposed heel reveals on the reverse a beige paste typical of 18th-century Chinese porcelain.
The decoration, although inspired by oriental motifs and in the spirit of the famille rose, features a fisherman in Uralian or Tibetan style, wearing a fur hat and leather boots. He holds his catch in one hand and a landing net on his shoulder in the other. The border is adorned with flowering branches of peonies and plum blossoms. The overall design is well-balanced, with three insects each displaying spaces between the sprays of flowering branches.
During the trade between Europe and China throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, Holland, whose navy was at its peak and reigned supreme over almost all the seas, played a leading role in importing Chinese porcelain to Europe. Alongside the import of Chinese porcelain, local Dutch factories were also prolific – notably those in the town of Delft. Here, Oriental porcelains were studied and imitated in minute detail, in order to understand their color compositions and that of the porcelain.
There is a small group of extremely rare, high-quality porcelains that were made in China and decorated in Holland in a “naive” imitation of the 18th-century Chinese famille rose style. The so-called “fine-line” painting style owes its name to motifs sketched with a simple outline, in which glazes were then applied.

Parallels:
Two other examples of Chinese porcelain decorated in Holland are reproduced opposite and published in Helen Espir’s book, “European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain” Fig. 40 & 41. Published in 2005 by Jorge Welsh Books.

Height: 6.5 cm
Diameter: 39.2 cm

Edge chipping, cracks