A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL' CHARGER

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period

清康熙 青花花卉紋大盤

The finely potted charger of large proportions with a foliate rim, decorated with a central medallion depicting a stylised lotus flower, encircled by a band of stylised ruyi-heads, surrounded by a further ring of petal-shaped panels decorated with floral sprigs, the wide rim with further cartouches also decorated with blossoming branches, the base with a chime-mark.

38cm diameter