Blue and white porcelain plate, Kraak style, early Kangxi pe - Lot 174

Blue and white porcelain plate, Kraak style, early Kangxi period, circa 1670-1690 A blue-and-white Chinese porcelain plate produced in Jingdezhen during the early reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) for the export trade, the central medallion depicting a garden scene with a lady and child surrounded by stylized rocks and flowering vegetation in the continuity of late Ming compositions, the wing divided into radiating panels alternating floral motifs, stylized landscapes and geometric elements in the so-called Kraak repertoire, decoration executed in underglaze cobalt with varied shades of blue under a translucent glaze, reverse side bearing an apocryphal underglaze blue symbol frequently found on non-imperial productions intended for export at the end of the XVIIᵉ century, composition and glaze quality corresponding to productions of the early Kangxi period in the decorative tradition inherited from Kraak porcelain. Details: origin China, Jingdezhen; Qing dynasty; Kangxi reign (1662-1722); dating circa 1670-1690; material porcelain with blue underglaze decoration; diameter 24.2 cm; weight 365 g; excellent condition with no cracks or restorations; provenance former European private collection.