A Zhangzhou (Swatow) dish with ‘Split Pagoda’ design. Late 16th/early 17th century - image-1

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A Zhangzhou (Swatow) dish with ‘Split Pagoda’ design. Late 16th/early 17th century

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
13.06.2014, 14:00 - Chinese Paintings, Works of Art, Porcelain, Ceramics of Art, Snuff Bottle
Estimate: 2.200 €
Result: 3.416 € (incl. premium)
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A Zhangzhou (Swatow) dish with ‘Split Pagoda’ design. Late 16th/early 17th century

A Zhangzhou (Swatow) dish with ‘Split Pagoda’ design, painted to the centre with the ‘split’ of the pagoda outlined in black under turquoise, around the well four iron-red seals, alternating with cartouches depicting miniature landscapes. Small chip. Late 16th/early 17th century.
Diameter 38.5 cm

Provenance

Wolfgang Nolting, Southern Germany (purchased from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 06.15.2003)
Collection Espur, Nr. 168

Literature

Compare: B. Harrisson, Swatow in het Princessehof, Leeuwarden, 1979, p. 109, 111

Exhibitions

The British Museum, Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, 1994, no. 148