Dimensions: 2-3/4" H x 15-3/8" Dia PROVENANCE: From Private estate collections of David Frederick Boyd, of Marietta, Georgia (1935 - 2018). Served in the United States Army, thereafter, employed by a fortune 500 company and remained there for the rest of his working career. He is admired for Habitat for Humanity activist and a prominent antiques collector, mostly Chinese Antiques and European furniture at his large Victorian house in Georgia. Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Blue & white floral banquet Charger. Potted in shallow vessel form, thick and large, with broad wide central interior, rounded cavetto gently tapering to open wide, with a straight open lip, raised with round shallow draft, slight concave base. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color, depicted of lotus flower blooms interspersed scrolling foliage surrounded by abundant various flowers blooms, enclosed with double fine blue rings lines. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.