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Large early Chinese export Imari armorial porcelain plate or charger, Kangxi ca. 1716. The center decorated with the arms of Martin of Worcestershire and London, the rim with the arms repeated four times and with alternating ruyi-head form panels of flowers. Marked along the underside within a double circle in underglaze blue. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 27 August 2003; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 176. Very likely this service was made for Captain Matthew Martin of the East Indiaman Marlborough, saved by his seamanship in 1716 on the return voyage from Canton. He was later MP and director of the Hon. East India Company. Diameter: 12 1/2 in.
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