Chinese Ming Porcelain Crane Fan Plate Rare Design Chenghua Marked

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Condition Report: The rim has rough edges, more like firing flaws (they are all glazed) and some minimal frits/fleebites/2 firing flaws. Size 203x40mm DxH

Tianqi or Chongzhen period, Ca 1610-1640. Kosometsuke ware. Chinese porcelain for the Japanese market.

The dish has rounded sides moulded with waved panels and lobed rims.

The dish is painted with central a crane bird in flight between clouds. Next to the crane four fans are painted. The cavetto of the dish is painted with a radiating motif of alternating sunflower, Peony flowers and bamboo, various geometric designs and plain blue and white panels, all below a zigzag border at the rim. The reverse is left white , the base has a 6 character Chenghua mark in a single circle.

These kind of dishes are well described in the literature, for example there is a similar dish in;
China as the Inspiration for Japanese Porcelain, 有田焼創業400年記念イヤーイベントin九州陶磁文化館 特別企画展 日本磁器の源流, page 181

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