JVV 0565
Delft, 1660-1680
The dish has a wide-spreading flange and is painted in blue with a chinoiserie decor. The centre depicts an oriental garden landscape with two Chinese, within a double circle. The well features a band with ornaments. On the flange, four large cartouches are reserved on a ground of trellis work. The cartouches are painted with oriental landscapes with a Chinese figure. The outer rim is blue.
Dimensions: diameter 33,5 cm / 13.18 in.
Explanatory note
The decoration is inspired by Chinese porcelain from the transitional period at the end of the Ming and the start of the Qing dynasty. The porcelain of the last Ming emperor Chongzhen (reigned 1628-1644), the first Qing emperor Shunzi (reigned 1644-1662) and the initial period until 1674 of his successor Kangxi (reigned 1662-1722) may have served as examples for this dish. The transition period in China lasted more than 60 years (1620-1683) and was accompanied by much unrest, conflict and war. The Ming dynasty finally fell in 1644, but it took decades before peace returned to China. For example, the porcelain kilns in Jingdezhen, the main porcelain city in China, were destroyed in 1674.
