A Chinese export blue and white dish, qing Dynasty, circa 1750, salvaged from the Nanking cargo, circular with raised sides and a slightly lobed edge, the centre painted with buildings in a landscape, the cavetto and border with geometric and fruiting foliate decoration Diameter 21.5 cm. Provenance: 'Nanking Cargo' sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May, 1986, lot 3718 (original lot sticker underside)