A VERY LARGE AND MASSIVE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BASIN, KANGXIPainted in deep green, aubergine, blue and pale yellow enamels as well as iron red and black above the glaze, the charger sturdily potted with a deep well and raised, convex rimChina, late 17th – early 18th centuryThe well with a magnificent flower arrangement in a basket, the handle painted in blue with a neatly drawn bow in iron red on top. The rim showing a black dotted green border with four oval medallions, each containing one of the Eight Buddhist Treasures.Shape: Oval basinWeight: 2636 gramsDimensions: Height 45 cm.Condition: One chip to rim restored (measuring 1.5 x 3 cm), some fritting to rim (typical for these wares), minor wear and manufacturing flaws; still remarkably good condition for its age;Provenance: American private collection.Auction result comparison: Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Christies, New York, 15 September 2016, lot 886. (for a related basin, a bit smaller in size)康熙硬彩花籃紋大盤深綠色、紫色、藍色及黃色釉,以及鐵紅與黑色釉上彩;大盤胎體厚重,圈足深中國,十七世紀晚期至十八世紀初造型:橢圓重量:2636 克尺寸:高 45 厘米.品相:一道開口已修復(約 1.5 x 3 厘米),邊緣修釉(對此類器具來説十分平常),輕微磨損,製作缺陷;相對年代而言保存狀況相對良好來源:美國私人收藏.