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A blue and white 'lotus' dish — 明萬曆 青花蓮瓣福字盤《大明萬曆年製》款

A blue and white 'lotus' dish

明萬曆 青花蓮瓣福字盤《大明萬曆年製》款

A blue and white porcelain dish from the Ming Dynasty's Wanli period, decorated with a lotus motif and bearing an underglaze mark reading 'Da Ming Wanli Nian Zhi.' The dish exemplifies the technical and artistic excellence of Wanli-period ceramics with its refined cobalt blue decoration. This work represents the height of Ming dynasty porcelain production.

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Arts d'Asie

June 16, 2022

Estimate: $15,000$20,000

Lot 198

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A blue and white 'lotus' dish, 明萬曆 青花蓮瓣福字盤《大明萬曆年製》款

A blue and white porcelain dish from the Ming Dynasty's Wanli period, decorated with a lotus motif and bearing an underglaze mark reading 'Da Ming Wanli Nian Zhi.' The dish exemplifies the technical and artistic excellence of Wanli-period ceramics with its refined cobalt blue decoration. This work represents the height of Ming dynasty porcelain production.

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Porcelain, Historic, Traditional, Decorative Arts, Ming Dynasty, Ornamental, Ceramic, Blue And White, Lotus flower, Chinese