This heirloom jar was inspected by Archaeologist Sten Sjostrand of Malaysia and he gave an opinion that its design and qualities point to the late Qing Dynasty.
Peony dish painted in reverse where the background, rather than the motif, is painted in blue. 20 cm dish from the Wanli shipwreck (c.1625 AD) discovered by the team of Archeologist Sten Sjostrand. Ming dynasty porcelain and other Asian pottery items making up the cargo belongs to the best Chinese export porcelain of the 17th century. The entire Chinese antique porcelain cargo was made in Jingdezhen ("The porcelain center of the world") some 385 years ago and was much appreciated by the European aristocracy as it was a new product, exotic and rather difficult to obtain.
This 27 cm dish was recovered from the Desaru (c.1830 AD) shipwreck, and likely made at the the Lianghulian kiln complex, Jingdezhen, China, where similar production wasters was located by the researchers of Sten Sjostrand. The decoration includes a central chrysanthemum and four peripheral half chrysanthemums altering with four pairs of devolved conch shells on the center medallion, and five chrysanthemums altering with five devolved conch shells on the cavetto. The chrysanthemum flower is the emblem of Autumn and the symbol of Joviality.