A LARGE EARLY MING ANHUA-DECORATED TIANBAI 'LOTUS BOUQUET' DISH

YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)

Details

A LARGE EARLY MING ANHUA-DECORATED TIANBAI 'LOTUS BOUQUET' DISH
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)
With rounded sides, the interior is delicately incised with a ribboned lotus bouquet surrounded by a composite floral meander issuing thirteen blooms. The decoration on the cavetto is repeated around the exterior but with fourteen blooms. Both sides have borders of classic scroll beneath the rim. A keyfret band circles the wedge-shaped foot. The dish is covered with an unctuous white glaze which stops at the foot rim.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Johann Janssen (1896-1945), Berlin, and thence by descent within the family

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Lot Essay

Johann Janssen (1896-1945) was an employee of the art dealer Theodor Bohlken (1884-1954) and travelled to China on a yearly basis between 1928 and 1938.
Compare to two Yongle tianbai dishes with the same decoration but of slightly smaller size (31.5 cm. and 27.6 cm.) from the YC Chen Collection, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lots 1907 and 1908.

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