319 - A large scalloped-edge dish “The Eight Horses of Mu Wang”

A large scalloped-edge dish “The Eight Horses of Mu Wang” Chinese porcelain Decorated in Famille Verte enamels depicting “The Eight Horses of Mu Wang”, with a groom and horses set in a landscape with rocks and a willow tree Border decorated with medallions depicting cranes, on an iron-red ground with floral motifs Reverse decorated with peony branches, bearing the incised Johanneum inventory mark “N:7” and an artemisia leaf mark in underglaze blue Kangxi period (1662-1722) (restored chips) Diam.: 37 cm The Johanneum inventory mark is associated with the former porcelain collection of Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, assembled at the Japanese Palace in Dresden. Collection of the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides, inv. no. 840 Christie’s, London, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Including Export Art, 17 June 2003, lote 167