A good blue and white porcelain foliate rimmed deep dish. Early Ming Dynasty

Painted in dark cobalt line and wash with a lingzhi fungus band filling the rim flange, seasonal flower sprigs rising in each conforming lobe of the shallow cavetto further seasonal flower heads surrounded by gracefully drawn scrolling leafy stems forming a roundel across the floor, the floral decoration continuing on the exterior walls and the slightly recessed base left unglazed (broken and re-stuck). 15in (38cm) diameter - Sold for $42,000

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 9 Dec 2008. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco. Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved