Rectangular dish, c.1780-1800, with the Dutch Folly Fort at Canton
Dish, 14½”, c.1780-1800, decorated in underglaze blue with a central scene of the Dutch Folly Fort amongst islands in the Pearl River, with local chop boats plying their trade alongside, possibly loosely based on a print by William Daniel.
Reference : Howard, David and Ayers, John; China for the West, pp.207-8, for an identical dish.
Macguire, Becky; Four Centuries of Blue & White; the Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain, p.272
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