Antique 1920s Famille Canton Rose 9 Pc Sweetmeat Porcelain Set Wood & Glass Box

Description

Antique Chinese Export, dating between 1910 to 1940, an elegant Famille Rose (Canton Rose) 9 Piece Sweetmeat Porcelain Set In Wood Box.
The condiment set contains nine shaped condiment dishes fitted into a wood box with a hand painted glass cover.
The various ceramic pieces are in excellent condition, no chips, cracks and no repairs. the hand painted
design on the glass has some of the paint worn or scratched off.
The box measures 11.5" square.
From Wikipedia: Famille rose
(French for "pink family") is a type of Chinese porcelain first introduced in the 18th century and defined by the presence of pink color overglased enamel. It is a Western classification for Qing dynasty porcelain known in Chinese by various terms:
fencai
,
ruancai
,
yangcai
, and
falangcai
. The color palette was introduced in China during the reign of Kangxi (1654–1722) by Western Jesuits who worked at the palace, but perfected only in the Yongzheng era when the finest pieces were made.
Although
famille rose
is named after its pink colored enamel, the color may actually range from pale pink to deep ruby. Apart from pink, a range of other soft color palettes are also used in
famille rose
. The gradation of colors was produced by mixing colored enamels with 'glassy white', an opaque white enamel (lead arsenate), and its range of color was further extended by mixing different colors.
Famille rose was popular in the 18th and 19th century, and it continued to be made in the 20th century. Large quantity of famille rose porcelain were exported to Europe, United States and other countries, and many of these export wares were Jingdezhen porcelain decorated in Canton. Porcelains with famile rose palette were also produced in European factories.