A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'FLORAL' DISH, KANGXI China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue to the interior with a central roundel enclosing various flowers and leaves amid craggy rockwork and a lingbi stone, encircled by lappets enclosing a flower growing from a leafy stem below floral borders, the exterior with two evenly spaced flowers on leafy stems, the recessed base with an early Kangxi mark. Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, fritting and small chips to the rim, the rim and sides with two hairline cracks, the exterior with some minor scratches. Provenance: From an old family collection in Pressburg, Austrian Empire, Slovakia, and thence by descent to the present owner. Weight: 636 g Dimensions: Diameter 27.6 cm