A blue and white dish with shou characters, the exterior with three bats, marked with an eternal knot. 19th century. Diameter 24.5 cm.
A famille rose dish decorated with flowers. Qianlong (1736-95). Diameter 23 cm.
An octagonal blue and white hot water dish, Jiaqing (1796-1820). Length 27.5 cm.
Wear. Hot dish with firing flaws. Plate with chips.
From the collection of Sven Johnsson who funded AB Jonax, in import firm of textile products and gloves. Mr Johnsson first came to China in the 1950’s and made several jouneys to China. He soon started to collect.
Mr Johnsson wrote a diary and describes what happened during the cultural revolution, how businessmen were invited to purchase antiques and works of arts from warehouses where they were gathered by the government in rule. He then decided to expand his business to Chinese porcelain and paintings.