CHINA - 'Hatcher Cargo' kraak dish, circa 1640. Large hollow porcelain dish decorated in blue & white with a bird on a rock and peonies in bloom, the lip divided into eight petals with alternating flower and lingzhi decoration, VII.3 border. H. 5 cm and Diam. 29.5 cm Provenance: From the Hatcher Collection; sold at Christie's Amsterdam 12-13th June 1984 ?with Christie's label to base? Then private collection from Vaud Note: Pbl Ltd London 1989 pl 98 p. 107, see also Christie's Amsterdam sale 12-13th June 1984 lot 139 for an example in which the feurs alternate with the Lingzhi motif (pl.98 described above)

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