A WUCAI 'FLORAL' CHARGER CHARGER Kangxi periodPROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUTH AND HAROLD NEWMANA WUCAI 'FLORAL' CHARGER CHARGERKangxi periodThe deep, rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior centered by a medallion filled with red, yellow, and green flowerheads with lush foliage, enclosed by a band of ruyi scrolls, and a further band of iron-red diaper, the rim with a band of alternating red, yellow and green flowerheads against a 'fish roe' ground, the exterior with three branches of flowers between stylized 'comma' scrolls, the base neatly glazed and enclosed by a channeled foot ring. 12 3/4in (32.7cm) diam.Provenance: Vallin Galleries, Wilton, CT, July 29, 1994The Harold and Ruth Newman Collection, Connecticut, 1994-2022Compare two wucai-enameled chargers with very similar decoration in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated on the museum's website as C.1003-1910 and C.1004-1910. -