Antique Wanli / Tianqi Ming Chinese Porcelain Kraak Chinese Taste Figural Plate
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Condition Report: small chip to frontside rim and small chip to backside rim. Very minimal rimfritting and some firing flaws. Size: 31.5x5.5CM DiameterxHeight
Sharing with you this new arrival and very happy with it. Late Ming period Kraak plate of exceptional quality in cobalt blue of larger size. In general the piece is already of high quality but the unusual Chinese Taste rim decoration makes it all the more special.
Incredible painting and potting and a striking blue color. The Rim is decorated with Auspicious symbols
Jewel or “Pearl” (珠, Zhū): Represents the fulfillment of wishes and the manifestation of preciousness in one’s life. Often depicted in art and literature as a symbol of incomparable beauty and value, it embodies the hope for a prosperous and fulfilled life.
The Conch Shell is a symbol of royalty, dignity and high rank, the Sacred Lungs of Buddha, spiritual authority.
The Vase symbolizes perpetual harmony, supreme intelligent triumph over birth and death. A ceremonial jar for relics.
A Pair of Fish are a symbol of marriage, conjugal felicity, fertility, tenacity. A charm against evil.
Umbrella, to cover Ten Thousand People – respect, purity, dignity, and high rank.
Artemisia Leaf (艾草, Àicǎo): Associated with good luck and the prevention of disease. This plant, often used in traditional medicine, symbolizes protection and health, reflecting the desire for a life free from ailments and misfortune.
Fan – resurrects the dead, of Zhongli Quan represents the military man. Chief of the 8 Immortals. Has the Elixir of Life, the power of transmutation, symbol of longevity. Carries a peach and a fan to revive the souls of the dead, the Fan also being a symbol for delicacy of feeling.
Book – symbols of learning and one of the Four Signs of a Scholar.
Chrysanthemum One of the “Four flowers of the Season” as a symbol of the autumn, the ninth month and symbol of joviality, first mentioned in the Book of Rites written in the Zhou dynasty.
Lotus (Lian) Plant of the water-lily family that grows in water or mud. Flower of the summer and the seventh month, and the only plant with a place of honor among the Eight Buddhist Emblems. Sacred flower of the Buddhists, symbol of truth, fertility and purity because its blossoms emerge pure and beautiful out of muddy waters
Period: Wanli
Condition: small chip to frontside rim and small chip to backside rim. Very minimal rimfritting and some firing flaws.
Size: 31.5×5.5CM DiameterxHeight
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