China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion within stylized scrolling foliage border. The backside similarly decorated.
Condition: With expected wear, three hairlines and fritting to rim. The foot rim with a drilled hole. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.