A SET OF FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

A SET OF FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

17TH CENTURY

Each decorated with a stylised pavilion and crenelated walls by the water's edge, in a tomobako wood box inscribed with gilt characters 'five bowls of archaistic design', 15.4cm. (6)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.