A SMALL FINE CHINESE BLUE & WHITE DISH, Transitional (1650-1675)
Diameter: 15.5cm/ 6 inches
Decorated in underglaze blue, with a dignitary standing on a terrace accompanied by three servants, one holding a palaquin, a small boy presenting a vase, in the distance roofs of...
Decorated in underglaze blue, with a dignitary standing on a terrace accompanied by three servants, one holding a palaquin, a small boy presenting a vase, in the distance roofs of buildings enveloped in cloud scrolls, brown-glazed rim.
Literature
a similar bowl is illustrated in Exhibition of Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets, London 1989 (S. Marchant & Son), p 36 pl 48-49. Also see Anita Gray catalogue of Oriental Ceramics, no 22 for a similar example painted to the centre with a scene of a sage standing in front of a cave is pointing to show a fisherman the way to the mythical village of Peach Blossom Spring.
