A Chinese Blue and White 'Lotus' Dish, Six-character Wanli mark and of the period. 1-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches (2.9 x 19.4 cm) (dia...

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A Chinese Blue and White 'Lotus' Dish, Six-character Wanli mark and of the period
1-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches (2.9 x 19.4 cm) (diam.)

Delicately molded in the form of a blooming lotus flower, the dish rests on a short, straight foot. The interior features a central roundel inscribed with a Sanskrit character, encircled by two decorative bands of ruyi heads and two tiers of overlapping petals. The exterior is adorned with a band of raised lotus petals beneath a frieze of panels, each bearing Sanskrit characters and floral motifs. The recessed base is marked with a six-character Wanli reign mark enclosed within double circles. Accompanied by a wood stand.

Similar example in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, object number ??016012N000000000;
Similar example in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, object number 1992.332.2;
Similar example in the collection of Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, object number B69P55L.

Property from a private collection, Texas.



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