A large Chinese gilt-decorated armorial dish with the arms of Harmannus Laurents Discher for the Batavian market, Qianlong, dated 1749

Dia.: 38,5 cm

Made for the Batavian market with the arms of Harmannus Laurents Discher, a native of East Frisia, who held a significant role in the Dutch colony of Batavia under Governor-General Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff, surrounded by an inscription reading 'Ter gedagtenis van Harmannus Laurents Discher, Hooft van Commissarissen en Prauw-voerders op Batavia A. 1749'. ('In Memory of Harmannus Laurents Discher, Head of Commissioners and Shippers at Batavia, dated 1749').

Ref.: 
- The Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, object number NG-1979-158, for a smaller example. (link)
- Sotheby's Amsterdam, 17 May 1993, lot 302, for an identical example. 

See also: 
- Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Chine de Commande', no. 278, for a smaller example. 
- Kroes, 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market', pp. 67, no. 272 for a smaller example. 

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