A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PEACOCK CHARGER, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Reference: ART1008705

A Chinese porcelain charger, decorated to the centre with a set of panels shaped as a flower head, with the centre enclosing a flower on a seeded ground surrounded by the petals enclosing alternating lotus, peony, camellia, and chrysanthemum reserved on a trellis ground. The rim is boldly decorated with cartouches enclosing peaches in a vase interspersed by long-tailed peacocks on a scrolling chrysanthemum ground. The base with four beribboned precious objects.
Diameter 42.5 cm.