19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 11 - 13 April 2021
Oriental Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 140
About this Item
A Chinese blue and white 'Kraak' dish, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1620
the centre decorated with three magpies before rocky outcrops and a pine tree with blossoms and bamboo, the cavetto with cell-and-diaper decoration, the border moulded with alternating ogival panels of chrysanthemums, ducks and auspicious symbols divided by cell-diaper and beaded batons, the reverse loosely decorated with panels of linghzi, dots and pearls alternating with stylised linghzi, hairline crack, chip, 36,5cm diameter
Provenance
Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Johannesburg, 24 November 1982, lot 241.
The Jerling Collection of Blue & White 'Kraak' Porcelain.