Lot Essay
Swatow wares, made at kilns in south China near the port of Shantou (called Swatow by the Dutch), was a coarse utilitarian ware, often decorated after the 'Kraak Porselein' pieces made at Jingdezhen.
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Details
A Swatow Islamic Market dish, 16th century
painted with a stylised 'Split Pagoda' design, the rim with roundels of Arabic inscription alternating with flower sprays, on wave pattern grounds -- 16½in. (42cm) diam.
painted with a stylised 'Split Pagoda' design, the rim with roundels of Arabic inscription alternating with flower sprays, on wave pattern grounds -- 16½in. (42cm) diam.
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