Porcelain plate with "Judgment of Paris"

Porcelain plate produced specifically for export to the European market, often decorated according to Western tastes or even on commission, with material to be copied sent from the old continent. In this case the scene represented, the "Judgment of Paris" belongs to Greek mythology: Paris should assign the golden apple for the greatest beauty to one of the goddesses Hera, Aphrodite and Athena. The enamelling places the plate in the "famille rose" type decoration (whose development is due to contacts with Europe) and more particularly in the "puce" (plum) variant.