Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

129 Two Chinese blue and white ‘Kraak-porcelein’ dishes, Wanli, 17th century one painted with a rocky outcrop, chrysanthemums and peonies enclosed by radiating panels of stylised foliage and geometric motifs, the other with blossom enclosed by a cell diaper border, the rim with alternating panels of flowers and precious objects, the larger 21,5cmdiameter (2) R9 000 – 12 000 130 A Chinese Wucai bowl, Kangxi, late 17th/early 18th century the centre painted with a rondel of a rocky outcrop and a willow tree, the rim with panels of blossom divided by rocks, the exterior painted with a pair of birds in flight above a rocky outcrop and with the Three Friends, apocryphal Chenghu six-character mark, 9cm high R30 000 – 35 000 131 A Chinese blue and white compartmented dish, Kangxi, late 17th/early 18th century circular, divided into seven petal-shaped sections, painted with chrysanthemums and peonies, beetles, butterflies and insects, three firing cracks, rim chip, minor glaze fritting, the reverse with four-character mark in black enamel, 35cm diameter R5 000 – 7 000 NOTES cf. Fehr, William. (1973) Treasures at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, Board of Trustees William Fehr Collection. A smaller example is illustrated on page 107, illustration 168. 129 130 131 64