Enamel painting on porcelain. China, Qing, Tongzhi (1862 – 1874)
Beautifully painted branches with green foliage and pink-colored blossoms. Perched on one branch is a finely crafted little bird in red-brown plumage, which stares intently at an insect. An inscription and a red mark painted on the bottom with several characters, but mostly faded.
HEIGHT 11,9 CM, DM7,7 CM
From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland
Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.