A SMALL ENAMELLED DODECAGONAL DISH
CHONGZHEN PERIOD (1628-1644)
The facetted shallow dish is decorated on the interior with a deer leaping between a pine tree and a seated monkey, with a bird and a butterfly in flight, encircled by four composite flower sprays on the wall. The base is inscribed with four characters reading tianxia taiping, 'peace under heaven’.
5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
A SMALL ENAMELLED DODECAGONAL DISH
CHONGZHEN PERIOD (1628-1644)
The facetted shallow dish is decorated on the interior with a deer leaping between a pine tree and a seated monkey, with a bird and a butterfly in flight, encircled by four composite flower sprays on the wall. The base is inscribed with four characters reading tianxia taiping, 'peace under heaven’.
5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
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