Chinese Porcelain Dish. Decorated With "famille Verte" Enamels. Kangxi Period, Late 17th Century.

This hard porcelain dish from China was made in Jingdezhen around 1700 during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. The style of the characters (notably that of the elegant Lady) are typical of this period as well as the blue overglaze enamel and the deep iron red. It could be a dish from the famille verte but the presence of a pinkish fuchsia enamel is disturbing, in fact usually under the reign of Kanghi we find on porcelains a mauve manganese enamel and not this beautiful pink enamel. It is very likely that this is one of the very first attempts to obtain pink enamel. It was not until the end of the reign that Chinese ceramists finally mastered pink enamel. The edge is covered with a brown iron enamel. It would be tempting to classify this dish in the "famille rose" This is a rare porcelain. It is in good condition after more than three centuries of existence, no cracks, no repairs. It is probably the only dish that remains from an important service. A chip on the edge that can be seen in the photos and slight wear on the parts of the iron red decoration, also visible in the photos. Diameter approximately 23cm. On the back is stuck an old collection label.