A Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Octagonal Platter, Qianlong Period, 18th Century
A Chinese export blue and white porcelain octagonal platter, Qianlong period, 18th century. The oblong serving dish with canted corners is finely painted in shades of underglaze cobalt blue to depict a garden riverside terrace featuring a large vase of flowering peonies and blossoms beside scholars' furniture, a stand, and a butterfly in flight. The cavetto is encircled by a spearhead band within a wide rim decorated with alternating diaper patterns, stylized foliate scrolls, and auspicious emblems. The reverse is finished with an unglazed flat buff-orange base.Length: 17.75 inches; Width: 14.5 inches; Height: 1.5 inches.
Condition
Faint branching hairline cracks present in the central field. Minor fritting and minute fleabites to the rim edge, accompanied by light surface wear, minor firing specks, and kiln grit consistent with age and production.
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A Chinese export blue and white porcelain octagonal platter, Qianlong period, 18th century. The oblong serving dish with canted corners is finely painted in shades of underglaze cobalt blue to depict a garden riverside terrace featuring a large vase of flowering peonies and blossoms beside scholars' furniture, a stand, and a butterfly in flight. The cavetto is encircled by a spearhead band within a wide rim decorated with alternating diaper patterns, stylized foliate scrolls, and auspicious emblems. The reverse is finished with an unglazed flat buff-orange base.Length: 17.75 inches; Width: 14.5 inches; Height: 1.5 inches.
Condition
Faint branching hairline cracks present in the central field. Minor fritting and minute fleabites to the rim edge, accompanied by light surface wear, minor firing specks, and kiln grit consistent with age and production.
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