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Object 2011843

Dish

China

c.1751

Provenance: The Nanking Cargo sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April - 2 May 1986

Height 26 mm (1.02 inch), diameter of rim 228 mm (8.98 inch), diameter of footring 119 mm (4.69 inch), weight 360 grams (12.70 ounce (oz.))

Dish on footring, flat underglaze brown-edged rim (jia mangkou). Chinese Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gold with an insect in flight above banana tree with peony and lingzhi issuing from taihu (garden) rockwork on a terrace, on the sides a trellis pattern border with four reserves filled with flower sprays. On the rim three clusters of flowering peony and chrysanthemum. The reverse is undecorated. Some kiln-grit adhering to the footring. On the dish the original circular paper Christie's The Nanking Cargo sale lot 4180 label proving it has been one of 48 similar dishes sold in lot 4180. (Amsterdam 1986)

The date 'mei '86' and the letter 'A' were most likely added to the original Christie's "The Nanking Cargo" sale lot 4180 label by a previous owner.

The design on this dish is known as the 'Plantain' pattern. In total 2,223 dishes with the 'Plantain' pattern, were sold divided over the lots: 4136-4181. (Amsterdam 1986)

Condition: Two very short glaze hairlines to the rim, only visible at the front and some undecorated spots to the brown rim (not being fleabites or frits).

References:

Amsterdam 1986, lots 4136-4181

Jörg 1986/1, fig. 64

Sheaf & Kilburn 1988, Pl.154

Sargent 2012, p.183

Price: Sold.