A pair of large Chinese 'famille-verte' 'Province' dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

each gilt and enamelled at the centre, one with the coat-of-arms of Vlaanderen, the other with the coat-of-arms of Nameur, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the well and rim with shaped panels variously enclosing scholars in landscapes, pairs of birds and fish, all reserved on an underglaze-blue diaper ground

The 'Nameur' dish is in good condition with the exception of some loss and rubbing to the painted black decoration and gilding, and minor glaze firing imperfections including burst glaze bubbles and iron spots; the Vlanderen dish has repair to a circa 30cm., wide crescent-shaped series of seven breaks to the rim, some loss and rubbing to the painted black decoration and gilding, and minor glaze firing imperfections including burst glaze bubbles and iron spots.
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