A blue and white Kraak porcelain dish, Ming dynasty, late Wanli (1572-1620).

Stenbeck collection.
Stenbeck was for many years the president of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society. His collection has been vast and unusual in comprising a wide range of Chinese porcelains produced primarily between 1572 and 1683, for the domestic Chinese, Japanese and Dutch markets.

Having studied, collected and exhibited these splendid wares for almost forty years, Stenbeck now feels that it is time to offer another part of his collection at auction. Bukowskis is pleased to have been able to sell items from this impressive collection during several auctions, see for example sale 568 an onwards.

This part, the Wanli Collection focuses on the export porcelain of the period of emperor Wanli (1572-1620) but also shows the transition towards painting/decoration of Chinese Export porcelain in the mid 17th Century porcelain. This academic collection also shows what impact this had on the Dutch faience production of the period (see lot 325-328 in the European section).

Part of the Stenbeck Transition Collection was exhibited at: "Den Befriade Penseln, 300 år av Kinesiskt porslin och konsthantverk". 4/6-3/9-2000. Heinola Konstmuseum och Stadsmuseum.

Compare similar with the moulded white rim, Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection, at Washington and Lee University: Thomas V. Litzenburg Jr, page 17.