A Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain dish. Wanli period
Decorated in underglaze blue, with a foliate rim and decorated to the centre with a two mandarin ducks on a riverbank below leafy stems of lotus flowers and lotus buds and by overhanging rocks. The cavetto is further decorated with panels of stylised peach stems and precious objects.
A large Chinese blue and white covered bowl decorated with figures. Kangxi period
Decorated in underglaze blue, with a scholar and a lady in leisure a garden accompanied by her maid, carrying a tray with a jug and two cups. An old man sits in a chariot accompanied by his attendant beside an architecture and a pierced ornamental rockwork, the scene possibly inspired by the Romance of the Western Chamber.The decoration […]
