Large Chinese Export Ming Swatow Ware Porcelain Celadon Phoenix Plate Orrefors Gallery label (on reverse): W

Gallery label (on reverse): W

Marked: Handpainted / Herend / Hungary / 420 R0 / 73

Rebound in gilt-stamped cloth

Knives: Width 9

Large Chinese Export Ming Swatow Ware Porcelain Celadon Phoenix Plate Orrefors Gallery label (on reverse): WDETAILS An antique Chinese export Swatow ware or Zhangzhou blue and celadon glaze pottery bowl with a phoenix image. With typical coarse sand adhering to the bottom. Swatow wares were exported to Europe, the Near East, and Southeast Asia. They were part of the ceramics that were found in the cargo of the Witte Leeuw, a Dutch ship that sank in 1613 near St. Helena. MARKS Unmarked PERIOD Ming Dynasty (1368 1644) DATE 16th 17th century DIMENSIONS Width