Delicate Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish, Hand Painted. With Kangxi Mark

Lovely antique Chinese plate made of white porcelain with cobalt blue hand-painted decoration. This is an antique piece in quite good condition that boasts a high elegance and a very attractive and balanced decoration. The plate shows a small restoration at the edge, but otherwise the porcelain is in good condition. The blue decoration looks bright and shiny: it is composed by a series of hand-painted designs full of taste and attention to detail. The decoration is divided in various zones: the circular fringe, the center and four equally sized sections that cover most of the plate.The central circle is painted with four similar figures of animals, each one into its corresponding dark blue oval. The motive is framed by a fringe composed of dots that form radial lines. Surrounding this central motive and covering a big part of the surface we can see four nice scenes of floral inspiration. They are all different but similar in style, depicting big flowers on a leafy background with oriental-inspired buildings.On the other hand, the edge is decorated with a blue wide stripe embellished with a diamond pattern and the same dot lines that surround the central motive. The whole decoration is beautiful and wonderfully performed, and boasts a feeling of movement and balance full of aesthetical interest. At the back of the plate we can see the Kangxi mark (1622-1722) written in blue under the porcelain glaze that protects and embellish the piece. Kangxi was the third emperor of Qing Dynasty and the second in ruling over China as a whole. His reign lasted for sixty one years and was the longest one in the history of the country, and also one of the most important ones as it was a time of splendor for culture and arts.This great Chinese plate is a charming piece, full of beauty and history. It is a very special item, worthy to belong to the best collection of antique oriental porcelain.Medidas: Diámetro: 240 mm.