A Chinese Transitional blue and white charger

CIRCA 1635-1650

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A Chinese Transitional blue and white charger
Circa 1635-1650
Painted to the central panel with a gentleman attending by two boy servants in a fenced garden landscape, the moulded sides painted with panels of farmers and a scholar divided by panels of stylized tulips
49 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

Interestingly, the border of this dish blends the typical 'Kraak porselein' panelled borders with Transitional style motifs such as the stylised tulips. For a discussion on this type of dishes, please see M. Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain- A moment in the history of trade, London, 1989, pp. 112-116.

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