Dish - Porcelain - East India Company XVIII

Blue and white Chinese porcelain platter - Compagnie des Indes, 17th century

Elegant large rectangular shallow dish with beveled corners and lobed rim, in Chinese porcelain, intended for European export in the 17th century (Compagnie des Indes).

Superb cobalt blue underglaze on a white ground, featuring in the center a bouquet of aquatic flowers in a landscape evoking a lotus pond. The wing is adorned with rich floral compositions including peonies, lotuses, foliage and fruit motifs. Beautiful geometric frieze of diamonds highlighting the circumference.

Chantourné (scalloped) shape; particularly decorative, typical of Chinese export porcelains of the 17th century.

Dimensions :

- Length: 37 cm
- Width: 28.5 cm
- Depth: 5.5 cm
- Weight: 2 kg

Ancient wear condition, with wear and abrasion on the borders, small imperfections and traces of time visible in the photographs.

Prompt and careful shipping