Late Qing / Republic Period - 19th/20th century • Type: Blue and White (Sometsuke) Porcelain Plate. • Decoration: Hand-painted with a central stylized floral medallion surrounded by a rhythmic "scroll and leaf" or "abstract cloud" border. The underside features simple, rapid brushstrokes typical of provincial export wares. • Style: Often referred to as "Kitchen Ming" (Minyao), these were robust wares made for the Southeast Asian market (Straits Chinese/Peranakan). The free-hand, "sketchy" cobalt blue painting is highly valued for its folk-art energy. • Bottom/Foot: Unglazed, gritty base with visible iron spots and kiln firing marks, characteristic of provincial kilns (likely South China/Fujian area). Image 3 shows a faint line near the rim , clarify if this is a hairline crack