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A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE DISH
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The slightly concave center of the interior is decorated with an immortal wearing a tall hat and long,
loose robes enveloped by vapor which is being emitted by a carp emerging from waves below.
The shallow, rounded sides are decorated on the exterior with branches of peaches.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
$7,000-9,000

Compare the blue and white bowl dated to the late 15th century, with similarly-painted clouds and
fgures, illustrated by A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, D.C., 1956,
pl. 60. Pope cites that the bowl is dated to the late ffteenth century because of a similar bowl bearing
a Chenghua mark in the Luo Zhenyu collection.
明十五/十六世紀 青花仙人圖小盤

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