Kraak Porcelain dishes 1570-1645 Object 2011823 Dish China 1580-1600 Height 33 mm (1.30 inch), diameter of rim 191 mm (7.52 inch), diameter of footring 97 mm (3.82 inch), weight 229 grams (8.08 ounce (oz.)) Dish on footring with a flat rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with two birds perched on the branches of a fruiting peach tree in a central medallion. The sides are undecorated. On the rim precious objects alternating with fruiting peach sprays. On the exterior rim four elongated flowering stems separated by dots. On the exterior wall two elongated peach sprays separated by dots. Marked on the base with a seal mark in Zhuanshu script. According to Rinaldi this dish can be classified as a Border II (c.1565-1600) dish. Border II dishes are usually small, from 14 to 22 cm. This is the only border in which the cavetto and the rim are not decorated as a unit. Another peculiarity of this border is that it does not have moulded designs. The cavetto is white and two interchangeable motifs are commonly found on the flat foliated rim. The centre medallion is frequently decorated with a deer and sometimes with a pagoda motif. The underside is decorated on the wall with a ...