A rare blue and white 'ship' dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period circa 1710, painted with a central medallion of a schooner fully rigged with flags and undersail, encircled around the well and broad flared rim with diaper panels interspersed with boys among scrolling lotus, seal mark, wood stand, 27 cm diameter,. Provenance: W. van Halm, London, 24 July 1999, Compare with a similar dish in the Hodroff Collection, illustrated by D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no 13, p.46, Hodroff Collection, illus by D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no 13, p.46, 1999/7/24 W. Van Halm. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen