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 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 14:00 - Asian Art II - Chinese Paintings, Decorative Arts, Porcelain and Ceramics
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.600 €
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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

Collection Espur, no. 168
Wolfgang Nolting, Southern Germany (purchased from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 15.6.2003)

Literature

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

Exhibitions

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