In the late 17th century, aristocratic European taste moved away from imported blue and white porcelains, and people were willing to pay more for the polychrome enamels exported to Jingdezhen.

This bowl, or tureen, as well as its lid and stand are peach-form and have naturalistic twig and leaf handles. The lid is relief-molded with peaches. Each piece is finely painted; the selection of colors is lovely and the asymmetric design of peonies, chrysanthemums and other flowers is imaginative. 

Although its unusual shape is probably copied from Middle Eastern water pipes, or kendi, and they are sometimes described as nursing bottles, colorful porcelains, like this one, may have been bought by Europeans merely as decorative objects.

Introduced into Europe during the 17th century, tea drinking was a popular custom by the middle of the 18th century. Tea, spices, silks, and porcelain made up most of the cargoes of the sailing ships of the Dutch, English, Danish, Swedish, and Portugese East India Companies. Wealthy Europeans demanded more varied and colorful tea wares than the familiar blue and white Canton.

Although its unusual shape is probably copied from Middle Eastern water pipes, or kendi, and they are sometimes described as nursing bottles, colorful porcelains, like this one, may have been bought by Europeans merely as decorative objects.

This octagonal plate is one of three of the same pattern in the Reves Collection (see 1985.R.860 and

This octagonal plate is one of three of the same pattern in the Reves Collection (see 1985.R.860 and 1985.R.1085), It is a well painted continuation of the late K'and Hsi famille verte palette of translucent green, iron-red, and purple.

One of a pair in the Reves Collection, this tureen is octagonal and raised on a plain solid foot for insulation. It has hare's head handles colored iron-red as is the leaf, or shell, form finial. There are festoons of thickly painted flowers about the borders, and sprays elsewhere. The arms of Mawbey impaling Pratt are for Sir Joseph Mawbey who married his cousin, Elizabeth Pratt, in 1760.

One of a pair in the Reves Collection, this tureen is octagonal and raised on a plain solid foot for insulation. It has hare's head handles colored iron-red as is the leaf, or shell, form finial. There are festoons of thickly painted flowers about the borders, and sprays elsewhere. The arms of Mawbey impaling Pratt are for Sir Joseph Mawbey who married his cousin, Elizabeth Pratt, in 1760.

On display in almost every room in the Reves wing at the Dallas Museum of Art are pieces of Chinese export porcelain assembled principally by Wendy Reves. The collection includes some 363 objects.