A BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a recumbent deer resting beneath a pine tree, enclosed by floral sprays at the rim. The exterior is decorated with three prunus sprays, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Hongwu mark.
8 in. (20.5 cm.) diam.
A BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
The dish is decorated on the interior with a recumbent deer resting beneath a pine tree, enclosed by floral sprays at the rim. The exterior is decorated with three prunus sprays, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Hongwu mark.
8 in. (20.5 cm.) diam.