Green-and-white porcelain plate decorated with butterflies and flowers, China, Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Green-and-white porcelain plate decorated with butterflies and flowers, China, Kangxi period (1662–1722) Rectangular in shape, the plate is decorated with two butterflies flying above flowers and foliage taking root in flat, overlapping, and interlocking rocks. The scene is framed along the plate’s edge by a band featuring a motif of butterflies and flowers on a background of small black dots. The reverse side, left unglazed, features a network of raised ribs forming a compartmentalized stru

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