A CHINESE "SWATOW" DISH

Ming dynasty, decorated with stylised flowers and birds, 25.5cm diameter

For a similar example see C. S. Woodward, Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1795, 1974, AA Balkema, Cape Town, 13, fig. 20.

Provenance: Strauss & Co Fine Art Auctioneers, Cape Town, 10 May 2020.