A BLEU DE HUE ‘DRAGON, QILIN AND KHANH THO’ PORCELAIN PLATE INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK ‘KHANH XUAN THI TA - 慶春侍左 - ETERNAL SPRING, LEFT PALACE’ Vietnam, Presumably Nguyen Dynasty Finely painted in shades of blue with a dragon, a qilin or Chinese unicorn as well as a Khanh (福, happiness) and a Tho (寿, longevity) symbol, the outer also painted with a dragon chasing a qilin. The below inscribed in cobalt blue with a four-character mark reading “khánh xuân thị tả” (慶春侍左), i.e. Eternal Spring, Left Palace, a referring to the Trinh residence. The rim with a metal mount. D: 16,1 cm Notes: 1. Compare with a related plate preserved in the Museum of Royal Antiques of Hué as visible in 2018 as part of the exhibition titled “Signed porcelains from the Lê, Trinh and Nguyen Dynasties”. Also compare with a bowl with a similar decor and an identical mark preserved at the Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Bruxelles, Belgium under accession number EO. 2738. 2. Also compare with a plate sold at public auction in Paris 06/14/2019, lot 680, for €101.400 BP incl. as well as with a bowl, also sold in Paris, 2019/10/16, lot 134, for €110.500 BP incl. [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE