A BLUE AND WHITE DISH BINGWU MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG |

the exterior painted with four roundels enclosing stylised characters reading shangao shuichang (‘lofty mountains, lengthy river’), interspersed amongst lotus sprays and the bajixiang, the interior with a shou medallion, the base inscribed with a Qianlong bingwu mark (in accordance with 1786)

There is a approx. 2.5 cm hairline to the rim. Otherwise the dish is in good condition with a very vivid tone of blue.
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This dish belongs to a group of distinctive porcelains dated to Qianlong bingwu year (1786), where bowls as well as dishes are known. See a similarly decorated bowl sold at Christie's New York, 21st March 2002, lot 210.