“France de commande”

A Circumscribed Channel of Exchange between China and France (1760-1780)

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ID22064321
AuthorsBing Zhao (0000-0001-5714-3756, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Pages69-100
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArtefact (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2273-0753 • E-ISSN: 2606-9245
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/11wuk
OpenAlexW4400186216
LanguageEN
References cited29

“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

Humanities · Political science · French Urban and Social Studies · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Social Sciences and Governance

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