.An important blue and white porcelain export charger painted with flowered reserves. This splendid serving dish draws inspiration from the late Ming and Transition models meant to be exported to Europe through the trade of the East India Company. This particular type of pottery was known in the West by the Dutch term of “kraakporselein” after the name of the fast ships imployed by the VOC for intercontinental trades (Kraak). Characterized by dense interweaving decoration within lobed radial reserves, the kraak porcelain was very much appreciated for sumptuous European furnishings of the Baroque era. This charger stands out for the excellent quality of the ceramic body and the decoration made in a luminous shade of blue, typical of the production of the Kangxi period to which this piece is attributable as indicated by the mark at the bottom.