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Chinese Kraak Porcelain Plate or Dish, Blue and White, Ming Wanli, Circa 1600

About the Item

This is a Kraak or Kraak-ware Chinese Export porcelain dish or deep plate hand painted in a typical Blue and white pattern, made during the reign of Wanli (1573 to 1620). The dish is potted with a slightly everted rim with a well cut foot rim. The glaze is fairly thick with a lovely sapphire blue tinge to it, a much different cobalt blue to that seen in the Qing period. The kiln grit adhering to the edge of the base foot-ring is a characteristic feature of plates from this period, supporting its authenticity and the date of making The decoration on Kraak plates and dishes is usually characterised by the freely hand painted style and the division of the surface into panels as with this plate. The central field has a flower vase display with asters and other flowers, all framed in an octagonal panel which is hand painted in varying shades of a very beautiful cobalt blue. The outer section is painted within radiating panels decorated with motifs from nature including, special objects, flowers and leaves, separated from each other by much narrower panels with small diaper patterns. The reverse has sixteen alternating panels, eight wide ones and eight narrow ones, containing simple motifs. Overall a classic and very beautiful Ming porcelain example, which we date to 1600/1610 made during the very early 17th Century during the later years of the Wanli reign. These larger Kraak plates are now becoming much harder to find in good condition like this one!
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Diameter: 11.4 in (28.96 cm)
  • Style:
    Ming (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Porcelain,Hand-Painted
  • Place of Origin:
    China
  • Period:
    Early 17th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1600
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Good antique condition. NO Restoration. Firing fault to rim in one place, which looks like a crack but in our opinion is just firing related as they could not control the kilns then, like they can today. NO Chips.
  • Seller Location:
    Lincoln, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: P 23211stDibs: LU990350229052