A very fine Chinese export porcelain Kangxi period lotus -shaped dish, decorated in underglaze blue with a profusion of chrysanthemums and peony issuing from rockwork, surrounded by lotus-petal-shaped panels, each decorated with vignettes of various flora and fauna. Well-painted and with a nice rich glaze, measuring 9″ in diameter and in very good condition with only two  very minor frits to the edge. Circa 1690.