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Les Fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses: a set of 12 Chinese flowers.

Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
Twelve hand-coloured engraved plates with printed Chinese captions. Overall dimensions: 49.8 by 36 cm, framed and glazed.

A fine collection of highly decorative flowers engraved after Chinese drawings, with contemporary hand-colouring. Published in the Collection Précieuse et Enluminée des Fleurs les plus Belles et les plus Curieuses, qui se cultivent tant dans les Jardins de la Chine que dans ceux de l'Europe, they feature pale blue skies, rocky backgrounds, and often birds, butterflies, insects or animals; many plates have captions in Chinese characters below the border. Buchoz was the first European to copy the oriental style in this way.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	engraving hand coloured
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1779
Styles / Movements:	Color, Asian Art
Dealer Reference #:	89755
Incollect Reference #:	340797

Dimensions

W.	14.17 in;	H.	19.69 in;
W.	36 cm;	H.	50 cm;

Message from Seller:

Shapero Gallery Located in the heart of Mayfair, London, Shapero Gallery specializes in prints and original works on paper, ranging from antique prints to modern pochoir plates and photography. For inquiries, contact us at +44.207.493.0876 or gallery@shapero.com.

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