A blue and white 'fish' dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Lobed, deep, decorated in underglaze blue with a crab and fishes in a pond with sea weed. Diameter 27.5 cm.
Cracks to rim, chips.
Provenance
Property of a private Finnish collection.
Exhibitions
Compare with a dish of this type in the British Museum, Franks.780. Acquisition name
Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.
Literature
Regina Krahl, John Ayers: Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Vol III, compare with a dish like this one illustrated on page 1023.
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