Antique Chinese 17th century Kraak 4 Deers Wanli or Ming Transitional

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Condition Report: / / Overall Condition 1 line, 2 chips, some fritting, a firing flaw in base and a hole in base rim. Size 204x37mm

Ming blue and white Kraak dish made at Jingdezhen between 1575-1605 during the reign of the Emperor Wanli. Excellent painting of Deer in a landscape setting to the centre
The large framed panels to the outside are painted with flowers and are separated from each other by small panels painted wit beaded pendants.
The dish is catalogued in The Book by Maura Rinaldi (Kraak Porcelain, A Moment in the History of Trade) as having a type VI border which dates it largely to the 16th century.
The underside is painted with a bird on branches which is typical of this classification but not common.

Kraak porcelain was the first of the major export cargos destined for Europe and carried by the Dutch and at that time The English East India Company