A Chinese blue and white shipwreck plate, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century painted underglaze with two hummingbirds surrounded by flowering plants, a border of fish scale decoration and five oval cartouches each with two sprays of flowers and blossom, the reverse with scrolling spray. Provenance: The Binh Thuan shipwreck, Christie's Australia, 1 & 2 March 2004, lot 203, height 4 cm, diameter 27.5 cm