Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 226
A CHINESE SWATOW DISH WANLI 1573-1620 Painted in turquoise
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A CHINESE SWATOW DISH
WANLI 1573-1620
Painted in turquoise, black and iron-red with a central roundel containing pagodas at the water's edge, a range of mountains in the distance, the wide rim with four seal script panels divided by cartouches of figures with boats, 39.3cm.
Cf. For a similar dish given as a gift by Gerald Reitlinger in 1978 see The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Accession number EA1978.1074.