A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' BOWL AND COVER Early 18th century (2)A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' BOWL AND COVEREarly 18th centuryFinely enamelled to the exterior with a continuous scene depicting European ladies and gentlemen engaging in leisurely pursuits in a tree-strewn landscape between a leiwen and crashed prunus bands, the cover with European buildings, the recessed base of the bowl and the cover each decorated with a blossoming peony. 11cm (4 2/8in) high. (2).十八世紀早期 銅胎畫琺瑯西洋人物主題碗帶蓋Provenance: French President Paul Doumer (1857-1932), by reputeEmile Goubert (1852-unknown), a French physician and geologist, was reputedly was gifted the bowl and cover by President Doumer, and thence by descent來源： 傳法國總統Paul Doumer(1857-1932)舊藏據傳由總統Doumer將此碗及蓋，贈予法國醫生和地質學家Emile Gouber（1852-不詳），並由其後人保存迄今This finely enamelled bowl, skilfully combines traditional Chinese designs with European subjects and techniques, and encapsulates the great interest in foreign taste at the Chinese Court during the eighteenth century. Starting with the Kangxi emperor, the rulers of the Qing dynasty developed a fascination with European culture and style. Jesuit missionaries, who had travelled to China since the late 16th century, exerted a significant influence on the arts produced at the Qing Court. They worked alongside Chinese artists to develop European ideas and technologies in the Imperial Workshops, including the technique of painted enamel. Such cultural exchange inspired a completely fresh approach to decorated a variety of objects such as porcelains wares, glass wares and metalworks, which continued to develop during the subsequent Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Compare with a related painted enamel bowl and cover, Qianlong, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, acc.no.EA1978.1820. Another example, Qianlong, is illustrated in Painted Enamels, New York, 1969, no.20.A related bowl and cover, Qianlong, decorated with European subjects, was sold at Bonhams London, 10 May 2022, lot 339.is_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item.jpgsold_price_type: £