Lot 136
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A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN SERVING DISH MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET
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A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN SERVING DISH MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET

CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)

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A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN SERVING DISH MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET
CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
Of shallow rounded form on short foot, the exterior with four white oblong cartouches with Qur'anic inscriptions in gold, outlined by red and green enamel, on cobalt blue ground with gold crescents and stars, band of white at rim with Qur'anic inscription in gold, foot with narrow band of green and red enamelled chrysanthemums, the white interior with concentric blue circles, with two bands of Qur'anic inscription, centre with shahada in large gold naskh, two repaired clean breaks, slightly rubbed gilding
21½in. (54.5cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

This large dish comes from a service the largest part of which remains in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul (R. Krahl & J. Ayers: Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, London, 1986, vol. III, no. 3340, pp.1291-4, esp.p.1294). This is the largest size of dish made for the service. 13 examples still remain in Istanbul; two others are in the Musée Guimet, Paris, and in the Musée d'Art et Histoire, Brussels

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