Teapot, hard paste porcelain, globular shape, decorated with a scene of two doves perched on a quiver before an altar bearing two pierced hearts, not marked, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, about 1762
the scene on this teapot is referred to as the Valentine pattern; the technique of painting in thin black lines with red and gilt details is borrowed from an 18th century German style named schwarzlot, better known on Chinese porcelain for its use in religious subjects, rather than the romantic one shown here
the scene on this teapot is referred to as the Valentine pattern; the technique of painting in thin black lines with red and gilt details is borrowed from an 18th century German style named schwarzlot, better known on Chinese porcelain for its use in religious subjects, rather than the romantic one shown here
