A moulded porcelain deep dish, with barbed rim, painted in shades of under glaze blue depicting two celestial ladies in a garden setting enclosed by a broad border of radiating floral panels.
This item was made in Jingdezhen, China, for export to Europe, early in the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1722-1735). Similar dishes were recovered from the "Ca Mau" ship wreck which sank off the coast of Vietnam, circa 1725.
Condition: there are two hairlines (3.5 cm and a 2.7 cm) running from the rim. There is also typical fritting (production glaze losses) to the rim plus minor chipping to the foot rim.
21 cm diameter; 3.5 cm deep.
清雍正 青花人物外销葵口盘 约1725
模印,葵口,中间绘有两位仙女,周围绘有花卉纹路。为清雍正年间景德镇出口至欧洲的瓷器。类似的瓷盘,请参见约1725年沉于越南海域的“金瓯”沉船上的瓷盘。
品相:从边缘至中间有两处裂痕(分别长3.5和2.7厘米)。有毛边痕迹,足圈有细微的磕碰。直径21厘米,深3.5厘米。