Lot 133 A Chinese blue and white 'Pair of Birds' plate

A Chinese blue and white 'Pair of Birds' plate

Wanli

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€ 8.000 – € 12.000

O: Diam. 20,8 cm

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A blue and white Kraak plate with the characteristic panelled decoration, painted in soft and vibrant tones of underglaze cobalt blue. This example is finely painted, yet also executed with a more spontaneous brushwork. The central decoration depicts a bird resting on rockwork among flowering plants, with another bird in flight above and a dragonfly perched on a sprig near its beak. The rim is divided into eight large panels with alternating flowering plants and insects, interspersed with smaller panels filled with diamond and dot motifs. The reverse is similarly divided, with cartouches decorated with alternating lingzhi and insects, separated by stylised cloud motifs. The centre bears an egret mark with a slightly open beak. The footrim shows minor typical kiln grit.
此件克拉克青花盤採用典型的分格開光裝飾，青花發色柔和明快。畫工精細之餘，運筆亦較為率意自然。盤心繪花鳥圖，一隻禽鳥棲於山石之上，周圍花卉盛放，上方另有一鳥飛翔；其喙前的花枝上停有一隻蜻蜓。
口沿分為八組大型開光，內繪花卉與昆蟲，彼此相間，其間的小型開光填飾菱形及圓點錦紋。盤背同樣分格裝飾，開光內交替繪靈芝與昆蟲，各組之間以程式化雲紋相隔。底部中央畫「白鷺款」。足圈可見少量窯砂黏附，為同類器物常見的燒造痕跡。
Provenance:
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above on 23 January 2014 at the BRAFA exhibition, according to the owner's inventory notes.