0811 A nice Kosometsuke Dish with a scene of wise man and crab
Description:
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A very nicely decorated Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Dish with a crab
These small Transitional porcelain saucer-shaped dishes would have been used for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form of Chinese export porcelain for Japan. Made in China for the Japanese. The subject is of two young Chinese boys walking in a garden, owith a flower in his hand. Very nice and unusual scene.
Diameter: 130mm approx
Period: Early 17th century
Additional Information
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | China |
| China dynasty period | Ming & Transitional (1368 – 1664) |
| Century | 17th century |
| Decoration type colour | Blue & White, Ko-Sometsuke |
| Emperor | Chongzhen (1627-1644), Tianqi (1620-1627), Wanli (1572-1620) |
| Size | 12cm-15cm |