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

Kangxi dish with peony and fence – Chinese blue and white porcelain, c. 1700–1720

A Chinese blue and white lobed dish from the Kangxi period (1662–1722), c. 1700–1720. In the centre a flowering peony tree with a rose branch behind a low garden fence with rocks. The moulded, lobed rim has reserved flower panels alternating with narrow panels, in the tradition of kraak porcelain. On the reverse flowering branches and on the base a flower mark in a double circle. Bright, layered cobalt blue on a bluish-white glaze: typical Chinese export porcelain for the European market.

Why we chose this piece

For us, Kangxi porcelain is the high point of Chinese blue and white: the painting is fine and the blue vivid. Because this dish has a hairline crack, you can bring it home for a fraction of the price of a perfect one.

Style and interior

A classic in a Dutch or traditional interior: on a plate rack, in a cabinet or in a wall arrangement. A second, comparable Kangxi dish with the same rim and the same mark is available; together they make a lovely pair.

Condition

Several chips and frits on the lobes of the rim (photos 6, 7 and 8, also visible in photo 1) and a hairline crack running from a rim chip into the wall, clearly visible on the reverse (photo 8, also in photos 6/7). A few iron specks and kiln grit in the centre (photo 3), normal for the period. No restorations seen.

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: hairline crack from the rim; several rim chips and frits; iron specks; no restorations visible

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