Antique Chinese blue and white plate Cuckoo in the house, Qianlong #1336

Blue and white export plate with the motif Cuckoo in the house.

It refers to the name on this specific Chinese export porcelain pattern. It usually refers to a decoration of one or two phoenixes in the sky above a house or a temple. This decoration was quite popular in The Netherlands during the 2nd half of the 18th century and are generally dated to the 1770-1790 period. The pattern was actually mentioned in a 1789 VOC cargo list

Condition: Multiple hairlines and a restoration to the rim.

Size: 22,5 Diameter