A LARGE ‘KRAAK’ BLUE AND WHITE DISHChina, Ming dynasty, early 17th century35 cm diamPainted to the centre with a jardinière with flowers and a painting scroll inside, the well with ten panels of flowers and precious objects, all interspersed with geometric and vegetable designs, the exterior typically sparsely decorated with further fan shaped panels. Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975.