Bidspirit auction | Large Famille Verte Powder Blue

Large Famille Verte Powder Blue Ground Charger - Large Chinese export famille verte powder blue ground charger, Kangxi ca. 1720. Enameled along the center with three figures in a fenced garden. The powder blue rim with profuse gilt floral motifs interspersed with cartouches containing alternating landscapes and floral motifs. The underside with a ribboned chime in a double circle in underglaze blue. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 3 April 1990; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Diameter: 16 in. Condition: There is a spiderweb of hairline cracks, most visible along the underside of the plate in the center, that do appear to come through to the inside of the plate. Some light crazing throughout. Light scrapes to the interior of the bowl consistent with light use. Light wear to the footrim.