A BLUE AND WHITE DISH

ZHENGTONG PERIOD (1436-1449)

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A BLUE AND WHITE DISH
ZHENGTONG PERIOD (1436-1449)
Vigorously painted in the interior in inky tones of underglaze blue with a central medallion of breaking waves, the motif repeated on the exterior above the slightly incurved foot painted in underglaze blue
7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

A slightly smaller dish (15.3 cm. diam.) dated to the Zhengtong period painted with crashing waves on the center of the interior and on the exterior, but with a chevron band encircling the rim on the interior, is illustrated in Imperial Porcelain: Recent Discoveries of Jingdezhen Ware, Osaka, 1995, no. 86.

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