Description:
Stunning
magnificent
large
Blue
and
White
Charger
with
rounded
sides
rising
to
an
everted
rim,
the
center
of
the
interior
is
decorated
with
a
five-clawed
dragon
leaping
around
a
Shou
character
amidst
flames
and
clouds,
below
four
further
dragons
striding
amidst
clouds
in
the
well
and
a
band
of
waves
on
the
rim,
the
exterior
with
a
frieze
of
cresting
waves
and
rocks
above
the
foot.
Diameter
16.2”
Provenance
The
Collection
of
Dr.
Petersburg,
a
connoisseur
whose
passion
for
collecting
was
characterized
by
the
pursuit
of
excellence
in
the
Chinese
Arts.
Reference
Compare
the
similar
Large
Imperial
Blue
and
White
Dragon
Dish
was
sold
at
Christies
New
York,
24
March
2011
Fine
Chinese
Ceramics
and
Works
of
Art
Part
I
and
Part
II,
Lot
1667
for
$1,314,500.