“France de commande”
Abstract: “France de commande” is a circumscribed mode of exchange for exceptional objects that was started by the French court. This article examines three orders for 17 enameled objects that the Qianlong emperor placed their production with France between March 1775 and January 1776. By analysing...
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Artefact
2024
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | Abstract: “France de commande” is a circumscribed mode of exchange for exceptional objects that was started by the French court. This article examines three orders for 17 enameled objects that the Qianlong emperor placed their production with France between March 1775 and January 1776. By analysing and comparing several Chinese and French archival documents in a precise and contextual manner, the article seeks to understand how Qianlong identified France as the country that would supply his court, and sheds light on the dynamics of Brittany’s network of private traders, in particular the role of Pierre-Louis-Achille de Robien, in securing these high-risk transactions in a complicated historical context. |
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