CHINA - Lot 5

CHINA Three porcelain soup plates decorated in blue underglaze with horsemen and flowering rocks in reserves. Kangxi period (1661-1722), circa 1700. D. 23.5 cm. Chips. Provenance : Sun Alliance Insurance Collection, Christie's, London, May 19, 2005, lot 243. Bibliography : A dish with the same decoration is illustrated by G. Reitlinger, Ashmolean Museum: Eastern Ceramics, p. 50, no. 101, other plates are illustrated by H. Li, Chinese Ceramics, London, 2011, p. 288, no. 584 A Catalogue of Blue and White Porcelain Forming the Collection of Sir Henry Thompson, London, 1878, plate XVI C.J.A. This lot is subject to temporary importation. The buyer must pay import charges of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.