A Chinese blue and white calligraphic porcelain circular dish, late Qing dynasty, the centre painted with lines of radiating text, beneath a steep sided rim, underglaze blue four character mark to base, diameter 20.2cm, together with a Chinese blue and white vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, painted with figures, pavilions and trees in a mountainous coastal scene, underglaze blue four character mark to base, height 20.5cm.