Chinese lobed dish with flowering tree and fence – blue and white Kangxi, c. 1700–1720

Kangxi lobed dish with peonies and garden fence – Chinese blue and white porcelain

A fine Chinese blue and white lobed dish from the Kangxi period (1662–1722), c. 1700–1720. In the centre a gnarled tree with clusters of peonies, a lily and a flowering branch behind a garden fence with capped posts. The moulded, lobed rim has reserved flower panels alternating with narrow panels, in the tradition of kraak porcelain. Reverse with flowering branches, on the base a flower mark in a double circle. A fine example of Chinese export porcelain from the heyday of blue and white.

Why we chose this piece

This dish is painted in a lively manner with lots of detail, in the characteristic layered Kangxi blue, and is in good condition. A piece like this shows why Chinese porcelain was so sought after in the Netherlands around 1700.

Style and interior

Timeless in a classic or Dutch interior, but also surprising as a contrast in a modern space. Lovely on a plate rack, in a display cabinet or on the wall. A second, comparable Kangxi dish with the same rim and the same mark is available.

Dimensions: Ø 21.5 cm, height approx. 3 cm
Material: porcelain, underglaze blue
Period: Kangxi (1662–1722), c. 1700–1720
Origin: China, Jingdezhen; export porcelain
Mark: stylised flower mark in a double circle
Condition: good; no hairline cracks or restorations visible; a few minuscule frits on the rim (photo 1), small irregularities on the foot ring and kiln grit (photo 5), iron specks and a slight discolouration on the left of the centre (photo 2)

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