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A BLUE AND WHITE BARBED ‘FLORAL’ 明永樂 青花花卉紋菱口折沿盤
CHARGER
來源：
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
Jeronimo Martinez 收藏
with shallow rounded sides divided into twelve bracket 香港蘇富比1987年11月24日，編號30
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 within double lines at the rim,
the exterior with similar detached floral sprays within double-
line borders, the base and bevelled footring left unglazed
37.8 cm, 14⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Jeronimo Martinez.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24th November 1987, lot 30.
HK$ 3,500,000-4,000,000
US$ 448,000-515,000

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