Kangxi
Comprising: a large dish rising from a short tapered foot to flaring sides ending at a foliate rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing four fish and a crab swimming amongst aquatic plants, all within a surrounding band of fish on the cavetto; a dish of rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the centre decorated with a pair of dragons within a border of lingzhi sprays; a small dish painted to the centre with a European lady nursing an infant, accompanied by two children; and a small dish painted to the centre with a medallion enclosing a floral head, encircled by a continuous band of lotus flowers.
The largest: 33cm (13in) diam. (4).
Footnotes
清康熙 青花繪盤四件
Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, in 2004 (the European lady and children dish)(label and collector's notes)
Acquired from Dorking Hall, London, 25th August 2008 (the floral head dish)(collector's notes)
Acquired in 2004 (the largest dish)(collector's notes)
M. White, , vol.1, n.p., 2020, p.218 (the largest dish)