Jardinière en porcelaine bleu blanc Chine, Dynastie Qing, époque Kangxi (1662-1722)

circulaire avec un rebord plat, le pourtour à décor en bleu sous couverte de deux dragons confrontés

Good condition and well painted. A little fritting to the rim ; two sections of glaze shrinking to the rim, possibly slightly polished, exposing the body on approx. 6 and 6,5 cm (original to the piece) ; there is a line in the glaze around the body where the two parts of the pot are put together (hard to notice), about 6cm below the flattened rim, original to the piece ; there is a small pierced hole at the bottom about 2,2 cm, to allow the water to go away, now filled with later clay.
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