JIAJING to Early WANLI c.1550 – 1580. Ming Porcelain

A Very Large Ming Blue and White Porcelain Saucer Shaped Dish, Late Jiajing to Early Wanli c.1550 to 1580. Decorated with a Fantastical Landscape with Mountainous Islands with Pagoda’s and Pavilions. The Back Rim Decorated with a Band of Flying Cranes, the Base Unglazed.

SOLD

Condition
A glaze star crack to the center maximum 55 mm.
Size
Diameter : 43.3 cm (17 inches).
Provenance
N/A
Stock number
21540
References
For a very similar Ming Porcelain dish dated to the mid-16th century see : Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, A Complete Catalogue II, Yuan and Ming Porcelains (Regina Krahl, Sotheby's 1986)page 615 plate 865.

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