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DISH.    diam :  22 cm.

Very finely  moulded, excellent silvery-blue painting,  illustrating a grasshopper on a rock,between plants  ;  on the rim 8 panels with small natural scenes:every 2 panels with an insect ;  this is repeated on the rim-section of the backside .

-period:           WANLI  MING  :     ca. 1595 - 1605  .

- mark :           EGRET .   (  in underglaze-blue) .

- refer.:           this particular dish in : " Kraak Porcelain ",  M. Rinaldi ,  pl.264D.

- proven.:       Jacob GIELING .  ( Neth.)  n° 2123A.

- preserv. :     100%  mint  condition .

See special note on :  " Kraak Porcelain with the "EGRET" mark " .   Also according to M. Rinaldi , there are only  17 similar  dishes  known.