Large Blue and White Chinese Kraak Dish, Wanli (1573-1620) - 盘子 - 瓷

A wonderful well-preserved dish of Kraak porcelain from the Wanli Dynasty (1573–1620).
This typology of porcelains is considered one of the first Chinese export products made in Jingdezhen and intended for the European market.
As Mr Vainker describes : "Is distinguished by the arrangement of its ornament into panels; these usually radiate to a bracketed rim notorious for its liability to chip" (Vainker, S.J., Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, 1991, British Museum Press, p. 147)."
Mr Rinaldi adds that Kraak porcelain : "forms a middle category between much heavier wares, often coarse, and definitely finer wares with well levigated clay and smooth glaze that does not shrink on the rim...", reaching the conclusion that among the exported ceramics and porcelains, Kraak porcelains are among the best examples. (Rinaldi M., Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, London: Bamboo Pub, 1989, pp. 12, 67).

Kraak ware is almost all painted in the underglaze cobalt blue and white porcelain style that was perfected under the Ming dynasty, although a few examples of dishes over-painted with vitreous enamel glaze have survived. It is often decorated with variations on the more traditional motifs found on Chinese porcelain, such as stylized flowers (peonies and chrysanthemums) and Buddhist auspicious emblems. However, most characteristic of Kraak decoration is the use of foliated radial panels. In other words, the surface of the porcelain is divided into segments, each containing its own discrete image.

Provenience : Private Collection

Dimension :
Dish height - 5,5 cm
High top rim (diameter) - 30 cm
Base - 16,7 cm
Weight - 914 Grams
The Dish is in overall very good condition with some signs of age.
In the pictures is possible to see tha condition and the measures.
There are also 4 UV light photos that show the good condition of the plate, so there are no signs of restoration.

LITERATURE

For a similar example see:
https://www.jorgewelsh.com/pdf/kraak_porcelain_excerpt.pdf
Jorg J.A. Christiaan, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Philip Wilson in association with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1997.
Rinaldi M., Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, London: Bamboo Pub, 1989.
Vainker, S.J., Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, British Museum Press, 1991.

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