A Chinese blue and white 'Bacchus' dish, Kangxi Dia.: 37,5 cm The shape of this tray and painted 'gadrooning' on its lip, resemble those of silver salvers used to hold wine goblets. The tiled floor depicted is particularly reminiscent of delftware, suggesting the dish was meant for the Dutch market. The scene most likely derives from an engraving by David Teniers. See also: - Howard, D.S., The Choice of the Private Trader, London, 1994, p. 40, no. 5, for a similar dish in the Hodroff Gallery at Winterthur Museum, Delaware, USA. - Howard and Ayers, China for the West, 1978, vol. I, p. 76, no. 34, for another dish in the Mottahedeh Collection. - The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Museum number: C.66-1963 (link) - The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Accession Number: 2004.261.22 (link)