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A Chinese blue and white dish, 1488-1505, early Ming Dynasty,…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
21-Nov-2011
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Description:
A Chinese blue and white dish, 1488-1505, early Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi. Decorated in the centre with flower heads, each in a shaped cartouche, diaper and cloud background, the exterior rim with large lotus flowers, Jingdezhen kilns. 31.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Lena Shoal shipwreck, Philippines, 1997. For similar examples see the exhibition catalogue 'Sunken Treasure: Fifteenth century Chinese Ceramics From the Lena Cargo', Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Hilti Foundation, London, Sept-Dec 2000
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese