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13. A rAre cH<strong>in</strong>ese ‘krAAk PorseLe<strong>in</strong>’ ‘eGret-mArkeD’ DisH<br />
m<strong>in</strong>G DYnAstY, wAnLi PerioD, circA 1595-1605<br />
Pa<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> smoky <strong>to</strong>nes of underglaze-blue with a pair of pheasants perched on a<br />
rocky mound beneath a gnarled p<strong>in</strong>e tree with l<strong>in</strong>gzhi-<strong>in</strong>spired swirl<strong>in</strong>g clouds, all<br />
with<strong>in</strong> a shaped panelled border conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g birds, flowers and <strong>in</strong>sects, the underside<br />
with a moulded border with petal-shaped panels conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g alternat<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>in</strong>gzhi<br />
sprigs and bees, the centre with the egret mark.<br />
Diameter: 20.5cm<br />
Provenance: An english private collection.<br />
A similar dish is illustrated <strong>in</strong> Howard & Ayers, Ch<strong>in</strong>a for the West,<br />
London 1978, p.51., pl. 6.<br />
Other examples may be found <strong>in</strong> the Vic<strong>to</strong>ria & Albert museum,<br />
London and the Pr<strong>in</strong>cessehof, Leeuwarden.
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