Lot 143 An extremely rare Chinese blue and white 'Eagle' plate

An extremely rare Chinese blue and white 'Eagle' plate

Wanli

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€ 12.000 – € 18.000

O: H. 3,6 cm, Diam. 20,1 cm

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An exceptionally rare plate with a gently rounded cavetto. According to Maura Rinaldi, this is the only known example of this form bearing an egret mark. This example is illustrated and discussed in Maura Rinaldi’s book 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade'. The central decoration depicts an eagle perched on rockwork, beside a pine tree and bamboo branches. In the distance stretches a turbulent sea with large rolling waves, beneath softly curling clouds. The rim is divided into eight large panels decorated with an egret beside a lotus plant, a kingfisher in flight beside a lotus plant, a butterfly above foliage, and a resting kingfisher perched on a lotus branch. Each design is repeated twice and arranged in a mirrored composition. Between these are smaller panels filled with stylised diamond and dot motifs. The reverse is similarly divided into panels, decorated with alternating lingzhi and insects, interspersed with narrow panels containing stylised cloud motifs. The centre bears a finely executed egret mark.
此盤內壁呈柔和弧形，器形極為罕見。據 Maura Rinaldi 考證，目前所知帶「白鷺款」的此類器形僅此一件。本盤曾收錄並論述於其著作《Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade》。
盤心繪蒼鷹立於山石之上，旁有蒼松與修竹，遠處海浪翻湧，上方卷雲舒展。口沿分為八組大型開光，內分別描繪荷塘白鷺、飛翔於荷花旁的翠鳥、花葉上方的蝴蝶，以及棲於荷梗上的翠鳥。四種圖樣各重複兩次，以左右對稱的方式排列。各大型開光之間穿插小型開光，內填程式化菱形及圓點錦紋。
盤背同樣採用分格裝飾，開光內交替繪靈芝與昆蟲，其間的狹長開光填飾程式化雲紋。底部中央繪製精細的「白鷺款」。
Provenance:
A Dutch private collection.
Feng-Chun Ma, Chinese and Japanase Art Consultancy, The Netherlands.
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2017, accompanied by a copy of their original invoice. (see attached scan)
Published:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 201, pl. 263. (see attached scan)