Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese blue and white kraak dish with lobed rim, Transitional Period (1620-1683), c.1630, decorated in the central roundel with sprays of flowers including chrysanthemum and peony within a border with ruyi heads, the wide rim with eight compartments, six panels containing a bird with a fruit including pomegranates and two panels with chrysanthemums.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 36cm. (14 1/8in.)
Notes:
For a similar dish see Rinaldi, Maura, Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of the Trade, London 1989, pl.101.
Recommended book:
Kraak Porcelain. A Moment in the History of Time
Provenance:
Anthony du Boulay collection
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP