Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
The shallow dish has spreading sides and is supported on a slightly tapering foot.
The interior is decorated in a strong cobalt blue with a central roundel of a stylized lotus head wreathed in leafy stems within a double line border.
The reverse is painted in the typical Ming style with four open blooms of gardenia growing from a leafy scrolling stem. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Ming Xuande six-character mark within a double circle.
Diameter 16 cm
Provenance: S.Marchant & Son (old label)
Littleton & Hennessy Adian Art (label)
A Dutch private collection
During the later Ming dynasty and throughout the Qing dynasty, porcelain was produced imitating not only the fine white material, but also the quality of painting shown in the 15th century early Ming 'palace' bowls and dishes. The present dish exemplifies the effort of the Qing potters to show veneration for one of the greatest periods of porcelain production, also by using marks from the earlier ming reigns.
清雍正 仿明式青花番蓮梔子花紋碟
時代：清雍正，1723至1735年
特徵：淺盤，盤口略敞。盤心以色澤濃麗的青花於雙道弦紋內繪番蓮花，口沿內亦畫同心圓雙線弦紋，器外壁以典型明風格畫轉枝梔子花四朵。器外底書白地青花「大明宣德年製」雙行雙圈楷款。
尺寸：直徑16公分
來源：S.Marchant & Son (舊標籤); Littleton & Hennesee Adian Art (標籤); 荷蘭私人收藏
