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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHEASANT’ A BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK PORCELAIN A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK’
CHARGER DISH BOWL
Shunzhi Wanli Late Ming Dynasty
The central medallion depicting a pheasant in Decorated with a shaped octagonal panel The deep rounded sides rising from a
a garden setting surrounded by peonies and enclosing geese amongst flowering lotus tapering foot to a barbed rim, painted to the
plum flowers, the broad rim decorated with on a riverbank, within petal form border interior with a riverside scene in the central
several different flower sprays including lotus, panels of flower sprays and precious objects. medallion, the well with radiating panelled
cherry, chrysanthemum and peonies. 20.2cm (8in) diam. designs of an official with an acolyte,
46.8cm (18 3/8in) diam. riverscape with distant figures and stylised
European tulip and floral scrolls divided by
£1,000 - 1,500
£3,000 - 5,000 HK$9,700 - 15,000 narrower panels of upright coiling shrubs,
HK$29,000 - 49,000 CNY8,500 - 13,000 the exterior similarly decorated with panelled
CNY26,000 - 43,000 designs above a continuous floral scroll.
35cm (13 3/4in) diam.
Compare to a similar, smaller example in the
Butler collection, Inv. no. 1590. £1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY10,000 - 13,000

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