Blue and white dish, Wanli period (1573-1619), c.1600-c.1625, Kraak porcelain, h 9.7cm × d 50.5cm. AK-NM-13086. M.F.G. Andel-Backer van Leuven Bequest, The Hague, 1923. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 

Dish with a slightly scalloped edge, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. In the center a water landscape with two ducks standing on the edge of the water, while a third comes to flying. Around the representation fields with various geometric motifs. On the wall and rim alternating wide and narrow fields. In the broad fields alternately valuables and peach motif ; in the narrow fields snare work.

From the late 16th century porcelain kilns in Jingdezhen produced thinly potted kraak dishes decorated with fluid underglaze painting in blue. A characteristic feature of this ware is the division of the border into alternating narrow and wide panels. It was a true export product for the porcelain’s standardised sizes and relatively light weight made it easy to transport.