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12 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK 14 MARCH 2017 MING: THE INTERVENTION OF IMPERIAL TASTE
PROPERTY FROM A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE BARBED RIM
‘FLORAL SCROLL’ DISH
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
very nely potted with shallow rounded sides divided
into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short tapered
foot to a barbed everted rim, deftly and richly painted in
shades of cobalt blue with a central lotus bloom to the
interior, shown en face surrounded by blooms of camellia,
lotus, chrysanthemum, mallow and pink, all wreathed by
interlocked meandering stems within a barbed line border,
further encircled around the sides by detached sprays of
peony, chrysanthemum, pomegranate, hibiscus, morning
glory and lotus, each repeated twice and paired across the
dish, all framed by a border of cresting waves emitting white
foam within double-lines at the rim, the exterior painted with
similar detached oral sprays within double-line borders,
the base and footring left unglazed
Diameter 13⅛ in., 33.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 15th December 1987, lot 144.
1987 12 15 144
$ 200,000-300,000
