A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK CHARGER, 1610 - 1630
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK CHARGER, 1610 - 1630
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Description
Of circular form, decorated in underglaze blue, painted on the central cavetto with a large pot decorated in various patterns, and filled with budding and blossoming chrysanthemum and a scroll, surrounded by bamboo, the scene enclosed within a border decorated with alternate key-pattern, and flowered diamond-work, divided by ju-i heads, the wide rim with eight large panels decorated with auspicious objects such as books and large fans alternated with peaches, pomegranates and flowers, each shaped panel separated by narrow bands decorated with hanging chimes between key-pattern, the back with a further eight stylised panels divided by narrow bands.
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| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Diameter | 50cm; 19 ½ ins. |
Product REF: BF10
