A rare chinese blue and white 'kraak porselein' plate. Ming Dynasty, second half 16th century. Photo Gibson Antiques

well painted with a coastal mountainous landscape, with pagodas and two sampans under sail, the reverse with birds and floral sprigs. Diameter 19.8cm - Price on request

Provenance: Portuguese private collection

For a similar dish see Chinese Export Porcelain, from the Museum of Anastacio Goncalves, Lisbon, 1996, Portugal, by Maria Antonia Pinto de Matos, catalogue no: 29, p.88-89.

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