A POLYCHROME ENAMEL 'SWATOW STYLE' 'JINGDEZHEN' CHARGER 17th century Decorated in iron red and polychrome enamels with a central cusped panel enclosing a large basket containing leafy lotus stems, within geometric pattern panels, the wide rim with shaped cartouches alternately enclosing flower sprays and precious objects, the exterior with further decorative panels. 34.5cm (13 5/8in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七世紀 漳州窯花卉紋彩繪盤 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Colours: An Exhibition of Ceramics with Coloured Decoration Dating from 700 to 1920 Belonging to Members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2006, p.40, cat.no.69 M.White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.3, n.p., 2022, p.103 (Published and Illustrated). In the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition catalogue, 2006, referenced above, p.34, the author notes that excavations at Jingdezhen recent to the time revealed that many wares in what were considered 'typical Swatow style' were also produced there and this dish is one such example. See a similar example, mid-17th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Object Number: 2018.656. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing