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About this Item
A Chinese Provincial blue and white ‘Swatow’ Zhangzhou dish, 16th century
the centre painted with a phoenix surrounded by stylised clouds, peonies and foliage, enclosed by a double blue-line border, the rim with a further double blue-line border, the reverse painted with sprays of peonies enclosed by further blue-line borders, fritting and glaze chips, 34,8cm diameter
Provenance
Purchased from Ross Hamilton Limited Antiques, 95 Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8PH, 21 December 1995.