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Chinese porcelain plate decorated with a leaping three clawed dragon and a carp, underside with five dragons and wave border, in the centre the six characters Kangxi mark in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) within a double circle and of the period.

Stock Number: 4238

Well painted Chinese porcelain plate decorated in the centre with a leaping three clawed dragon and a carp, prunus flowers and cracked ice border, underside with five dragons and wave border, in the centre the six characters Kangxi mark in two lines in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) within a double circle and of the period, c. 1700, Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty, ø 21 cm, 8¼ in. 9.12037 Bespoke box.

Illustrated: Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, by A. Varela Santos, 2018/2019, cat. 98.

Literature: Oriental Ceramic Art, by S.W. Bushell, 1896 New York reprint of 1980, colour plate LXVIII for a plate with a different interpretation of this motif.

中國青花瓷盤,紋飾精美,盤中央繪有躍起的一條三爪龍和一條鯉魚,還有梅花及口沿邊飾,外壁绘有五

條龍與波浪紋,底心青花雙圈,內書大清康熙年制雙行六字青花款,約1700年,清康熙.口徑21釐米,8¼英吋。

圖示:《中國陶瓷及工藝精品》,作者阿.瓦瑞拉.山度士,編號 98。

參考文獻:《東方陶瓷藝術》,作者S.W. Bushell,1896年紐約出版,1980年再版,參見彩色圖版68一瓷盤, 其紋飾與此盤略有不同。