A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DOCTORS DISH

18TH CENTURY

Depicting the Cornelius Pronk design 'The Doctors Visiting the Emperor', with three figures seated around a table and a standing attendant, a peacock to one side and two small birds in the tree above, the rim with shaped cartouches of fish divided by aquatic birds, 25cm.

Cf. Victoria & Albert Museum, Museum no.C.43-1912, where a polychrome example of this design can be found.