A CHINESE DOUCAI 'SOUTH SEA BUBBLE' PLATE
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
Painted in underglaze blue and enamelled with a harlequin figure wearing a hat on a tiled stage, with the inscription Wie op Uytrecht of nieuw Amsterdam (Who wants to speculate on Utrecht or New Amsterdam)
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.