Lot Essay
See S. Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, 1953, pl.105B for a very similar serving dish to the set of five.
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FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY, THE SAUCER-DISHES POSSIBLY FUJIAN
Details
A SET OF FIVE LATE MING ENAMELLED SERVING DISHES, AND A PAIR OF TURQUOISE ENAMELLED SAUCER-DISHES
first half 17th century, the saucer-dishes possibly Fujian
The serving dishes each colourfully enamelled in predominantly green, mustard yellow and iron-red with a flock of ten birds in flight above rockwork issuing leafy reeds and bamboo, Chenghua six character marks, one with a rim frit; the saucer-dishes each enamelled in blue with black outlines to the well interior with pairs of confronted ducks and lotus plants, a lotus sprig at the centre
6.1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) and 5 in. (14 cm.) diam. (7)
first half 17th century, the saucer-dishes possibly Fujian
The serving dishes each colourfully enamelled in predominantly green, mustard yellow and iron-red with a flock of ten birds in flight above rockwork issuing leafy reeds and bamboo, Chenghua six character marks, one with a rim frit; the saucer-dishes each enamelled in blue with black outlines to the well interior with pairs of confronted ducks and lotus plants, a lotus sprig at the centre
6.1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) and 5 in. (14 cm.) diam. (7)
Provenance
The serving dishes: The Peony Pavilion Collection, sold in these Rooms, 12 June 1989, lot 357