A BLUE AND WHITE 'DOUBLE VAJRA' DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. Finely painted in intense underglaze blue to the interior with a central ribboned visvavajra (double vajra) within a double circle, with a line border below the rim, and to the exterior with lotus sprays and sinuously coiled dragons framed by double-line borders. The recessed base with a six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance: Robert McPherson Antiques, merchant label with inventory number '25166' to base.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and some firing flaws. The dish slightly warped in the firing. The base with some kiln grit, firing fissures, pitting, and minute nibbles to foot.

Weight: 137.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 16 cm

The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering ring foot to an everted rim.

This dish belongs to a group of fine blue and white wares bearing Tibetan Buddhist motifs produced between the Chenghua and the Yongzheng periods. The visvavajra in the center is a most potent and indestructible symbol of protection, dispelling evil, temptation, and deception from the four directions.

Literature comparison: A related dish from the Yongzheng period is in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics, 1996, pl. 591.

Auction result comparison: For the prototype of the present dish, see a very similar blue and white double vajra dish dated to the 15th century at Christie's London in Rarity and Refinement: Treasures from a Distinguished East Asian Collection, on 15 May 2018, lot 7, sold for GBP 81,250. For a later example from the same group, with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, see a closely related blue and white double vajra dish at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2017, lot 3009, sold for HKD 875,000.

康熙款與年代青花金剛杵紋盤
中國，1662-1722。盤中雙圈内青花釉下彩繪製金剛杵紋，盤沿有一條青花綫。外壁雲龍紋。圈足内“大清康熙年製”六字款。
來源：Robert McPherson Antiques 古玩, 底足可見收藏編號“25166”。
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和一些燒製缺陷，略微翹曲。 底部帶有一些窯砂、燒製裂縫、麻點和底足部位有點磕損。

重量：137.6 克
尺寸：直徑16 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件十分相似的青花金剛杵紋盤，十五世紀，見倫敦佳士得 Rarity and Refinement: Treasures from a Distinguished East Asian Collection，2018年5月15日，lot 7，售價GBP 81,250。 一件雍正款及年代的金剛杵紋盤見香港佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art ，2017年11月 29日，lot 3009，售價HKD 875,000。