Saucer with a mythological scene with Venus, Cupid and Minerva, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. Venus is depicted on the front in the clouds, seated in a wagon pulled by two pigeons. In front of her is Cupid, who points his arrows downwards. Below is Minerva, protector of the arts, sciences, handicrafts and the goddess of war. With a shield and a lance in her hands, she protects a soldier sleeping in a landscape against the arrows of Cupid. European representation in enamel colors., anonymous, China, c. 1740 - c. 1760, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795), porcelain (material), glaze, gold (metal), vitrification, h 2 cm d 11.6 cm d 6.7 cm
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Saucer, mythological scene, Venus, Cupid, Minerva, Porcelain dish, painted, glaze, blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black, gold, depicted, front, clouds, seated, wagon pulled, two pigeons, points, arrows downwards, protector, arts, sciences, handicrafts, goddess, war, shield, lance, hands, protects, soldier sleeping, landscape, arrows, European representation, enamel colors, China, c, 1740, 1760, Qing-dynasty, 1644-1912, Qianlong-period, 1736-1795, porcelain, material, metal, vitrification
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