AN UNUSUAL CHINESE IMARI SERVING DISH

KANGXI PERIOD

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AN UNUSUAL CHINESE IMARI SERVING DISH
Kangxi period
With barbed and lobed galleried rim above a blue diaper pattern center inset with six circular depressions left white and decorated with iron-red and gilt butterflies and blossoms
11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Heavily potted and evidently a tray to hold small bowls or cups for sweetmeats or drink, this unusual form may have been popular for a short time at the turn of the 18th century in the Dutch or Flemish market. See Christie's London, 13 November 2001, lot 230 for a pair of famille verte dishes of similar shape

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