Asian Art I - 17th November 2010

Lot 161

A Chinese blue and white dish with a moulded border

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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Description

A Chinese blue and white dish with a moulded border, the reverse with a six character Chenghua mark, c.1640. The centre painted with two pheasants beneath a flowering prunus tree and with two small song birds, the border with further flowering and fruiting branches, 23cm. Cf. J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics In The British Museum, p.373 for a related dish.