Description: Blue and white porcelain. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Overall richly detailed painting. Beautiful, deep blue mountains in the background, temple buildings and country manors on islands, sailboats gliding along and in the foreground are traditional bridges. The borders display line and wave patterns. Includes twelve dinner plates of circular shape, the borders with playful vines and blossoms, rowed hanging beads and geometric motifs. One especially charming leaf-shaped elongated saucier, the handle is divided in two crossing strands. Four covered dishes with domed lids of unusual, irregular, slightly oval form. One larger dish in approx. heart-shape. Two Leaf-shaped dishes with a scalloped edge on a slightly raised foot and two oval dishes.
Dimensions: HEIGHT from 4.5 to 9.5 CM, LENGTH from 18 to 26 CM
Condition: Overall good preservation, some with small chips along the edges
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection