Lot Essay
Similar dishes with chestnut designs and auspicious character sold in these Rooms 24 October 1991, lot 913, and 20 March 2013, lot 762.
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JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
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A Blue and White Porcelain Dish Decorated with Chestnuts
Joseon dynasty (19th century)
The small, shallow dish painted in variegated lines and washes of underglaze blue with boughs of chestnuts and grasses centering an auspicious character meaning "good fortune" within double-line borders, the underside painted with three abbreviated leaf sprays and the circular foot encircled by a narrow blue line, the dish also applied with a glossy clear glaze of blue cast
5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) diameter
Joseon dynasty (19th century)
The small, shallow dish painted in variegated lines and washes of underglaze blue with boughs of chestnuts and grasses centering an auspicious character meaning "good fortune" within double-line borders, the underside painted with three abbreviated leaf sprays and the circular foot encircled by a narrow blue line, the dish also applied with a glossy clear glaze of blue cast
5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) diameter