An unusual Chinese blue and white small plate, Kangxi 1662-1722. Finely painted with a single prunus beneath a crescent moon, the rim with Lanka characters, the outside cavetto with a continuous lotus scroll, Xuande mark. 16.1 cm diameter. Fitted box. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong between 1957 and 1968 and brought to Melbourne early 1969 and passed down by descent