A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEONY’ DISH
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central peony blossom, encircled by a key-fret band on the cavetto, and a diaper border on the everted rim. The exterior is decorated with two peach branches, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark.
8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) diam.
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEONY’ DISH
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a central peony blossom, encircled by a key-fret band on the cavetto, and a diaper border on the everted rim. The exterior is decorated with two peach branches, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark.
8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) diam.