Lot 134 A Chinese blue and white 'Pair of Birds' plate

A Chinese blue and white 'Pair of Birds' plate

Wanli

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€ 12.000 – € 18.000

O: W. 21 cm, Diam. 21 cm

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A finely potted Kraak plate with the characteristic panelled decoration, painted in soft and deep tones of underglaze cobalt blue. The central decoration depicts a bird resting on a stretch of land beside bamboo. To the left are rocks with a bird in flight above, beneath a sun surrounded by ruyi-shaped curling clouds. The rim is divided into eight large panels decorated with flowers, an egret, and insects, interrupted by smaller panels filled with diamond and dot motifs. The reverse is similarly divided, with cartouches decorated with lingzhi and insects, separated by stylised cloud motifs. The centre bears a finely executed egret mark. This example is illustrated and discussed in Maura Rinaldi’s book 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade".
此件克拉克青花盤胎體精細，採用典型的分格開光裝飾，青花濃淡相宜。盤心繪花鳥圖，一隻禽鳥棲於修竹旁的坡岸之上，左側山石嶙峋，上方另有一鳥飛翔，空中一輪紅日高懸，四周環繞如意形卷雲。
口沿分為八組大型開光，內繪花卉、白鷺及昆蟲，其間穿插填飾菱形及圓點錦紋的小型開光。盤背同樣分格裝飾，開光內繪靈芝與昆蟲，各組之間以程式化雲紋相隔。底部中央繪「白鷺款」。
本盤曾收錄並論述於 Maura Rinaldi 所著《Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade》一書。
Provenance:
The collection of Jacob Gieling, no. 2123, The Netherlands, with their label to the reverse.
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2009 and accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see added scans)
Illustrated:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 204, pl. 264j. (see added scans)