A BENCHARONG TAZZA, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina, circa 1800, for the Thai market. The shallow offering dish supported on a splayed foot, with a foliate rim, hand painted to the interior and exterior in green, aubergine, blue and yellow enamels and with iron-red, depicting a flowerhead at the center within a band of intertwined wan symbols, further surrounded by alternating floral lappets, the rim with floral decorations. The exterior with floral lappets connected by a red and yellow band.Provenance: From the property of a North German private collection, acquired prior to 1967. Condition: Good condition with old wear and some firing flaws, few minuscule chips to the rim, and two minor hairlines. Shallow surface scratches and traces of usage.Weight: 194.1 g Dimensions: Diameter 11.7 cmBencharong, a Thai word literally meaning ‘five colors’, akin to the Chinese wucai, is a term used for ceramics produced in Southern China for the Thai market during the 18th and 19th centuries.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related bencharong offering dish, dated circa 1800, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number Franks.576.b.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 11 December 2020, lot 97 Price: EUR 3,276 or approx. EUR 3,600 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt decorated porcelain Bencharong stemcup, Qing Dynasty, for the Thai market, 18th-19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form. Note the different decoration and larger size (28.9 cm).十八至十九世紀中國外銷泰國班加隆高腳碟中國，大約1800年前後。淺供盤，折沿，深圓腹，束腰，高圈足外撇。盤內外開光，以青、紫、藍、黃、鐵紅五色琺瑯手繪花卉紋。顏色絢爛、畫工精細。 來源：北德私人收藏，1967年前購買。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損和一些燒製缺陷，邊緣有微小的磕損，還有兩條細小的冲線。表面有淺劃痕和使用痕跡。 重量：194.1 克 尺寸：直徑 11.7 厘米 班加隆，泰語中是“五彩”的意思，是十八至十九世紀中國外銷泰國市場的瓷器品種。 文獻比較： 比較一件非常相近的大約1800年班加隆高腳碟，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號Franks.576.b。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2020年12月11日，lot 97 價格：EUR 3,276（相當於今日EUR 3,600） 描述：清十八至十九世紀外銷泰國班加隆花卉紋高足盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的外型。請注意此盤裝飾不同，且尺寸較大 (28.9 厘米)。