Lot 142 A Chinese blue and white 'Mandarin Duck' plate

A Chinese blue and white 'Mandarin Duck' plate

Ming

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€ 15.000 – € 25.000

O: H. 2,8 cm, Diam. 21 cm

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A finely potted Kraak plate with the characteristic panelled decoration, beautifully painted in soft yet vibrant tones of underglaze cobalt blue. The rim on the front is divided into eight panels, each decorated with alternating flowering plants and insects, interspersed with narrow panels filled with stylised motifs. The central medallion depicts a mandarin duck perched on rockwork beside the water, with a flowering chrysanthemum to the left and a flowering lotus with large leaves to the right, beneath a dragonfly in flight. The reverse is similarly divided into panels, decorated with alternating peaches and insects. Between the panels are stylised cloud motifs. The centre bears a rare and finely executed Egret mark.
此件克拉克青花盤胎體精細，採用典型的分格開光裝飾，青花發色柔和明麗。正面口沿分為八組大型開光，內繪花卉與昆蟲，彼此相間。
盤心圓形開光內繪花鳥圖，一隻鴛鴦棲於水畔山石之上，左側菊花盛放，右側繪荷花及闊大荷葉，上方一隻蜻蜓翩然飛過。
盤背同樣採用分格裝飾，開光內交替繪桃實與昆蟲。底部中央繪精細的「白鷺款」。
Provenance:
Blitz Antiek, Amsterdam, 1989.
The collection of Julia and John Curtis.
Christie’s, New York, 16 March 2015 'An Era of Inspiration, 17th Century Chinese Porcelains from the Collection of Julia and John Curtis', lot 3502, with their label to the reverse. (sold USD 21.250,00) (link)
Marchant, London, acquired from the above, with their label to the reverse.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 9 January 2018, accompanied by a copy of their invoice. (see added scan)
Published:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain, A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 203, image h.
Marchant, London, published and discussed in their 2025 publication 'One Hundred Years', Vol. II, p. 327, 343, fig. 1681.