0818 A very nicely decorated Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Dish with a man playing flute

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A very nicely decorated Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Dish with a man playing flute

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: 155mm approx
Period: Early 17th century