A BLUE AND WHITE SWATOW 'QILIN' DISH, AN INCISED CELADON-GLAZED 'MYTHICAL HORSES' DISH AND A BLUE AND WHITE 'FLOWER SCROLL' DISH Mid to late Ming Dynasty Comprising: a blue and white Swatow dish, with a central roundel decorated with a qilin within a floral spray, and a diaper band at the rim; a blue and white dish with a large central flower head surrounded by bands of flowers on scrolling vines repeated to the exterior, the base painted with a single flower head; and a celadon-glazed Swatow dish, carved with a dragon fish emerging from waves, encircled by a band of waves with four celestial horse above. The largest: 37cm (14 1/2in) diam. (3). Footnotes: 明中期至明晚期 青花漳州窯麒麟紋盤、青釉瑞獸圖盤及青花纏枝花卉紋盤 Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2000 (the celadon dish)(collector's notes) Christie's South Kensington, 14th March 2002, lot 406 (the 'qilin' dish)(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2005 (the 'flower scroll' dish)(collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 3, n.p., 2022, p.98 (the 'qilin' dish); p.101 (the celadon dish) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing