A large blue and white charger, Ming dynasty, 16th century.
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Grapes surrounded by its leaves and tendrils in the center. The flowers alternating with ribboned emblems. The reverse decorated with peaches and cherry blossom. Diameter 43.5 cm.
Fritts. Firing spots.
Provenance
Property of a private Finnish Collection.
The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Purchased at Bukowskis 2006, sale 542, lot no 1827.
Literature
Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, Ming dynasty. Compare dish of this designs on page 620.