A fine Chinese blue and white porcelain dish decorated with warriors, Kangxi mark and of the period (1662-1722)

青花刀马旦人物纹盘, 康熙六字款, 康熙 (1662-1722)

the circular shaped bowl with a scalloped everted rim, delicately painted in underglaze blue to the interior with a scene of two warriors on horseback brandishing swords, the cavetto divided into six panels continuing to the wide rim decorated with further warriors and peonies the reverse decorated with three stylised floral sprays and six 'ju'i' form lappets between vertical lines, foot with a six character Kangxi mark within two concentric circles.

Kangxi mark and period pieces are unusual since the Emperor issued an edict banning their use in the early years of his reign. The pattern used here is a known type and is found on dishes in this form, presumably water basins,  made in a variety of sizes.

此碟沿口呈花瓣形, 盘内绘有青花刀马旦人物, 内沿绘成六屏, 内有花卉及刀马旦人物图样, 碟身外部绘有卷草及如意装饰, 底部有青花双圈 "大清康熙年制" 款

康熙早期，民窑禁止书写年号款，因此同款器物数量较少。此碟绘饰为当时典型式样，同类绘饰也能见于其他不同大小之碟器及水器。