Lot 438
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A RARE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE DISH FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET
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A RARE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE DISH FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET

WANLI (1573-1619)

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A RARE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE DISH FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET
WANLI (1573-1619)
With rounded sides and wide flaring rim, boldly painted in shades of cobalt blue with two confronted Buddhist lions below tree peony and peach blossom branches at the centre, three butterflies in flight alternating with three clusters of fruit and foliage, and the border with a repeated design of the façade of a monastery divided by pairs of figures beside two lions chained to a T-shaped post, amongst vases of flowers and clusters of stylised foliage, a solitary figure on horseback below a crane in flight approaching one of the buildings, the reverse with two sketchily drawn thorny bushes and a simple line just below the rim and another above the foot rim
14½ in. (47 cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

This design is related to the jars and dishes ordered for the St. Augustine Monastery in Macao which was founded in 1589; the double-headed eagle is absent on the present dish but the border designs are very similar. A very similar dish to the present lot was sold Sotheby's London, 8 November 2006, lot 39.

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