Lot 114 , A Chinese blue and white ‘Yang Jia Jiang’ dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

A Chinese blue and white ‘Yang Jia Jiang’ dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722), painted with warriors on horseback, the rim with six cartouches of further horseman and attendant with a flag, the reverse with an apocryphal Chenghua mark, 32cm diameter, short rim crack.

cf. an identical example in the Rijksmuseum, accession No.
This dish depicts Mu Guiying a legendary heroine from the Yang Jia Jiang (Generals of the Yang Family Legends), a Northern Song Dynasty tale and play. Also compare an identical dish sold by Christie’s Amsterdam, European Noble and Private collections sale, 10-11 December 2011, lot 436
£1,000-1,500

Condition:
There is a short rim crack at the 7 o’clock position on the rim extending down towards the horses rear legs on one panel, the underside has a small splinter which has been re-glued in next to the rim, there are other small areas of fritting or splinter chips to the very edge, typical minor scratching to the glaze, otherwise in good condition

Sold for £900