PF 34 A pair of enamelled dishes for the Japanese market

明崇禎 為日本市場製作之彩繪蓮紋盤一對

Chongzhen (1628-1644)

The hexagonal dishes with indented corners, are decorated in the centre in green, yellow, aubergine and iron-red with a large bouquet of leafy lotus bound together with a ribbon. The well and flattened rim are painted with a crab, a snail, a shrimp, orchids, a landscape and bamboo within fan-shaped and ogival cartouches, all reserved on various geometric grounds. The base has a single line border in underglaze blue. One base has remained unglazed.
Diameter 15 cm

Provenance: Bluett &Sons London (label on one)

PF 34 明崇禎 為日本市場製作之彩繪蓮紋盤一對
時代：明 崇禎，1628至1644年。
特徵：盤呈倭角六邊形，盤心一束綠葉紅蓮。盤沿錦地上之扇形與花形開光內描繪蝦蟹、蝸牛、蘭花、竹葉與山水。其中一件足圈內有藍圈，另一件底足未施釉。
尺寸：直徑15公分。
來源：Bluett & Sons London。