All the colorful famille porcelains used pigments made from metallic oxides, such as iron, copper, or manganese, which were called enamels. Pigments associated with the famille rose palette were a major innovation that ceramics scholars have long attributed to European influence. The characteristic ruby pink was thought to be derived from gold by a German technique known as "purple of Cassius" introduced to the imperial Chinese court by Jesuit missionaries.
Known in the West by its signature pink palette, 18th-century Chinese porcelain added an irresistible new color to the rainbow of enamels
Famille-rose enamels were first introduced during the Kangxi period (1662-1722) on Imperial wares. The best quality Famille-rose export wares date from the Yongzheng period (1723-1735). At this time the enamels tended to be soft and translucent, and the drawing very fine. In this section you will find, among many other things, good armorial porcelain and some pieces decorated with European scenes.
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