Coffee cup, hard paste porcelain, reeded U-shape, decorated with a Chinese interpretation of The Judgment of Paris in enamel colours; not marked, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, probably decorated in Guangzhou, Gouandong Province, China, c.1740
scenes from European mythology occur on Chinese export porcelain in the period 1735-1755; here Paris, the son of King Priam, holds the golden apple which he is to present to the most beautiful of three goddesses, Juno, Minerva and Venus; Juno is accompanied a few paces away by her peacock (apparently doing a double-take at the unusual scene), Minerva has her spear, cloak and shield, which is partly concealed and held by Cupid, who accompanies Venus
scenes from European mythology occur on Chinese export porcelain in the period 1735-1755; here Paris, the son of King Priam, holds the golden apple which he is to present to the most beautiful of three goddesses, Juno, Minerva and Venus; Juno is accompanied a few paces away by her peacock (apparently doing a double-take at the unusual scene), Minerva has her spear, cloak and shield, which is partly concealed and held by Cupid, who accompanies Venus
