A LARGE POWDER-BLUE AND FAMILLE VERTE DISH, KANGXI China, 1662-1722, ca. 1680. Painted to the central lobed foliate roundel with a gentleman playing the qin, accompanied by two elegant ladies before a pavilion in a fenced garden. The rim with cartouches enclosing various animals and antiquities, all reserved on a powder-blue ground heightened with gilt geometrical and scroll motifs. Stylized lotus mark within a double circle in underglaze blue to base. Provenance: From an old Irish private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with very minor wear, expected fritting, one small chip, the enamels well preserved, all consistent with age. Weight: 2,063 g Dimensions: Diameter 39.7 cm During the early Qing dynasty, up until the early 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including floral marks and double circles. Literature comparison: Compare with a near identical dish, but marked to base with a pair of fish, in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inventory number AK-RBK 15844, published in Jörg, Christiaan J.A., Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing Dynasties, London 1997, p. 146, no. 159. Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of near identical dishes at Christie’s Amsterdam on 2-3 October 2012, lot 402, sold for EUR 27,400. 康熙大型灑藍五彩人物故事盤 中國，1662-1722年, 約1680。盤中央開光五彩描繪園中文士彈琴並兩位女士相伴欣賞場景。盤上折沿処開光彩繪花鳥神獸吉祥物。灑藍地，金彩繪六角紋。盤底青花雙圈圖記款蓮花。 來源：愛爾蘭私人老收藏 品相：狀況極佳，磨損極小，一處小開裂，瓷釉保存完好。 重量：2,063 克 尺寸：直徑39.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一對幾乎一模一樣的盤可見於阿姆斯特丹佳士得2012年10月2-3日，lot 402, 售價EUR 27,400。