Rare Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Charger Plate. Clute and white porcelain charger with mythical beast, likely qilin, in bowl. Six-character Kangxi reign mark on base.

Size: 11 x 11 x 2 1/2 in. 

Chinese blue and white charger plates are large, decorative porcelain pieces celebrated for their vivid cobalt-blue painting on a luminous white body, a style perfected during the Yuan and Ming dynasties and coveted worldwide ever since. Their spacious surfaces allowed artists to render intricate scenes—landscapes, dragons, floral scrolls, and auspicious symbols—with remarkable clarity and depth, thanks to the way cobalt oxide fused under high-temperature firing. Originally made for both domestic use and export, these chargers reveal the global reach of Chinese ceramics, influencing pottery traditions from the Middle East to Europe. Today they are prized by collectors for their artistry, historical significance, and the way each piece captures the refinement of China’s long porcelain tradition.

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