Ref: X822
Archive item - not for sale
Chinese blue and white dish for the Islamic market, early Kangxi (1662-1722), decorated in the Persian floriated style with six cones/palmettes around a central medallion containing leafy strap work, the rim with a stylized floral band, diameter: 14 in. 35.5cm, condition: hairlines and star-crack to base. For a similar dish with four cones see Krahl & Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, A Complete Catalogue III, Qing Dynasty Porcelains (Sotheby`s 1986), p. 980, pl. 2061. SOLD