Lot 140 A Chinese blue and white 'Double Gourd' plate

A Chinese blue and white 'Double Gourd' plate

Wanli

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€ 12.000 – € 18.000

O: H. 3,1 cm, Diam. 22,5 cm

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A finely potted Kraak plate with moulded panelled decoration, painted in soft and slightly purplish tones of underglaze cobalt blue. The central cartouche depicts a suspended gourd decorated with floral motifs, surrounded by a tassel, two flaming ruyi motifs, and luxuriant ribbons. The cartouche is framed by alternating fish-scale and coin motifs. The rim is divided into ten panels decorated with flowers, two of which contain birds and one a butterfly among peaches. The reverse is similarly divided and decorated with alternating lingzhi and insects, interrupted by stylised cloud motifs. According to Maura Rinaldi, only eight known examples of this type bearing an Egret mark exist. 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，採用模印分格開光裝飾，青花發色柔和，微泛紫調。盤心開光內繪懸掛的葫蘆，葫蘆上飾花卉紋，四周配以流蘇、兩組火焰形如意紋及飄逸綬帶。開光外環飾魚鱗錦與錢紋，彼此相間。
口沿分為十組開光，內繪各式花卉，其中兩組配以禽鳥，另一組繪蝴蝶飛舞於桃實之間。盤背同樣採用分格裝飾，開光內交替繪靈芝與昆蟲，各組之間以程式化雲紋相隔。
據 Maura Rinaldi 考證，目前已知帶「白鷺款」的此類盤僅有八件。本盤曾收錄並論述於其著作《Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade》。
Provenance:
A Dutch private collection.
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2018, according to the owner's inventory notes.
Illustrated:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 199, pl. 262a. (see added scans)