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A FINELY PAINTED BLUE AND
WHITE BARBED ‘FLORAL’ CHARGER
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
明永樂 青花花卉紋菱口折沿盤
with shallow rounded sides divided into twelve bracket
foliations, rising from a short circular tapered foot to a barbed
everted rim, exquisitely painted in shades of cobalt blue with
‘heaping and piling’, the interior with a central peony bloom
wreathed by meandering scrolls of camellia, rose, lotus and
hibiscus blossoms, the cavetto with detached sprays of
peony, chrysanthemum, pomegranate, hibiscus, morning
glory and lotus, each repeated twice and paired across the
dish, all within a border of scrolling ruyi heads between double
lines at the rim, the exterior with similar detached floral sprays
within double-line borders, wood stand
38 cm, 15 in.
HK$ 1,500,000-2,000,000
US$ 192,000-256,000
