Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 - 14 September 2018
A rare small blue and white dish, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
Lot 1337. A rare small blue and white dish, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018
The slightly concave center of the interior is decorated with an immortal wearing a tall hat and long, loose robes enveloped by vapor which is being emitted by a carp emerging from waves below. The shallow, rounded sides are decorated on the exterior with branches of peaches.
Note: Compare the blue and white bowl dated to the late 15th century, with similarly-painted clouds and figures, illustrated by A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, D.C., 1956, pl. 60. Pope cites that the bowl is dated to the late fifteenth century because of a similar bowl bearing a Chenghua mark in the Luo Zhenyu collection.