A LARGE POLYCHROME SWATOW CHARGER, China, Ming dynasty, 16th / 17th century

d cm 37

Painted in turquoise and black enamels with the "Path to the Island of the Immortals" motif in the central reserve; the outer border is decorated with panels depicting maritime scenes, alternating with four-character seal marks in iron-red enamel.

Provenance: Private collection, Tuscany.

Catalog notes:
An almost identical charger is in the British Museum, accession number Franks.486.+ (link). See also the dish in the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, accession number GRV 1929-340.
See also an almost identical charger has been sold in Bonhams, Asian Art, 19 February 2014, London Knights Bridge, lot n. 168 (link).

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