CHINESE KRAAK CHARGER, Wanli (1573-1619)
Diameter: 51 cm; 20 in
Decorated in underglaze blue, painted with a central roundel of two geese on a bank next to foliage, three flying overhead and a further goose swimming, surrounded by a swastika...
Decorated in underglaze blue, painted with a central roundel of two geese on a bank next to foliage, three flying overhead and a further goose swimming, surrounded by a swastika and fish-scale diaper separated by ruyi-heads, the rounded cavetto with panels charged with precious objects and sunflowers, the panels divided by narrow bands with tassels and diaper. The reverse with eight flower cartouches alternating with narrow bands.
