A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' DISHES Kangxi Period Comprising a dish painted at the center in inky cobalt with a woman holding a flute and extending floral sprig to two young boys playing with a bird perched on a swing, the garden setting identified by the balustrade, rockery, and willow tree, the cavetto reticulated beneath a blue and white diaper border; a dish painted with three women conversing on a balcony, one holding a fan, another holding a flower, and the third bearing a qin, the rim with four large cartouches each enclosing male scholars in leisurely pursuits all against diaper grounds; and a large charger centered with a shield-shaped cartouche enclosing a lady seated at a table outdoors and a young boy carrying a box of goods, a crown and floral sprigs encircling the cartouche, further floral motifs at the cavetto, the rim with peacocks and flowers. 15 1/4in (38.2cm) diam. of largest (3). Footnotes: Provenance: Dish with openwork cavetto: Earle D Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Dowingtown, PA, 1987 'Lady and attendants' dish: Thomas Forshee Antiques, Stockbridge, MI, 1991 For similar chargers to the present example with figures in the center and peacocks at the rim, compare one sold at Sotheby's, London, 17 January 1998, lot 406; one sold at Christie's, London, 15 May 1995, lot 34; and one sold in our London (New Bond Street) rooms, 10 November 2011, lot 33. See also two examples of this type, along with a variation with a monogram replacing the 'figural' scene at the center, sold in our London (Knightsbridge) rooms, 5 November 2018, lot 10. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing