Lot 28. A large blue and white 'kraak' dish, Wanli period (1573-1619); 18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000. Price realised GBP 3,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The dish has a foliate rim and is decorated to the centre with a frog crouching on a riverbank below leafy stems of lotus flowers and lotus buds and by overhanging rocks. The cavetto is further decorated with panels of stylised peach stems and precious objects.
Provenance: Private Japanese Collection.
Christie's. Important Chinese Art. London, 3 November 2020.