Rare Ca 1600-1660 Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Plate Copper Red

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Condition Report: star hairline in base which is also visible at front. 1 tiny fleebite to rim. Size 151x34mm DiameterxHeight

Small dish

Porcelain with underglaze blue and underglaze red decor.

Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644)

Sharing with you this lovely little dish from the early 17th century. It is Chenghua marked but of later Tianqi/Chongzhen period. Jingdezhen made for the Japanese market. It was used for the traditional Kaiseki.⁠
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This is the meal served in the context of chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony). It precedes the serving of the tea at a formal tea function (chaji). The basic constituents of a cha-kaiseki meal are the ichijū sansai or “one soup, three side dishes”, and the rice, plus the following: suimono, hassun, yutō, and kōnomono. ⁠
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Both blue (nice dark cobalt) en copper red are underglaze. With a fantastic roosters in fight scene.⁠

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