Lot 178

LARGE BLUE AND WHITE REVERSE-DECORATED 'FLOWER' PLATE
POSSIBLY MING DYNASTY




Auction: 15 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
£8,190
Description
或為明代 霽藍釉地白花圓盤
well potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapering foot, the decoration all reserved in white against a rich sacrificial blue glaze, the interior centred with a large medallion enclosing a flowering spray, surrounded by a frieze along the well with four detached fruiting branches of peach, lychee, loquat and persimmon, the exterior with eight large lotus sprays, the base left unglazed and burnt orange in the firing
Dimensions
32.6cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, London



