A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BUTTERFLY GRASSHOPPER’ PORCELAIN DISH, WANLI PERIOD China, 1573-1619. The deep rounded sides of the ‘Kraak’ ware dish rising from a short tapered foot to a broad everted rim. Finely painted to the interior with a star-shaped medallion enclosing a butterfly hovering above a grasshopper perched on a rocky outcrop amid chrysanthemums, surrounded by diapered designs enclosed by a double-line border, surrounded by alternate radiating reserves enclosing auspicious symbols and flowering fruits, and to the exterior with similar reserves enclosing lingzhi.

Provenance: Old Swedish private collection, thence by descent. Old inventory label to base, ‘833’.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including pitting and dark spots, the rim with minor fritting.

Weight: 838.5 g
Dimensions: Diameter 31.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related blue and white Kraak porcelain charger of 48 cm with near-identical decoration, also dated to the Wanli period, at Christie’s Amsterdam in The Decorative Arts Sale on 23 September 2009, lot 208, sold for EUR 5,250.

萬曆時期青花開光花卉湖石蚱蜢大盤
中國，1573-1619年。克拉克瓷盤敞口外翻，淺弧腹，圈足。盤心繪一蚱蜢停在湖石上，旁邊是菊花等花卉。盤內壁可見如意形開光，裡面似繪雜寶紋。外壁大小開光相隔，大開光內繪花卉。

來源：瑞典私人老收藏，保存至今。底足收藏舊標籤“833”。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵，包括點蝕和黑點，邊沿有輕微熔結。

重量：838.5 克
尺寸：直徑31.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的克拉克青花瓷大盆，直徑 48 厘米，同樣為萬曆時期，見阿姆斯特丹佳士得The Decorative Arts Sale 2009年9月23日 lot 208, 售價EUR 5,250。