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1 novembre 2018

A large blue and white 'peony' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century

A large blue and white 'peony' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century

Lot 101. A large blue and white 'peony' dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,456 - USD 15,684)Price realised GBP 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The interior of the dish is decorated with four large central peony blooms and leafy sprays encircled by a further band of continuous scrolling foliate peony blooms to the rim.

ProvenanceImportant European Private Collection.

Note: Several comparable dishes can be found in distinguished collections, including in: the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul, illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. II, 1986, no. 598; the Archaeological Museum of Iran, Teheran, recorded by A. Pope, Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine, 1956, pl. 32, no. 29.68 ; the collection of Gustaf VI Adolf, H.M. The King of Sweden, included in the exhibition of Ming Blue and White, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 1964, no. 23, p. 39 and also illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd in The World's Great Collections, Oriental Ceramics, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 8, no. 214; and lastly an identical dish illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume II, p. 47, no. 660. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 6 November 2018 

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