A BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER' DISH
15th/16th century
15th/16th century
Depicting at the centre two deer in a landscape of pine, blossoming prunus, bamboo and plantain, the cavetto decorated with lotus flower scroll, the base left unglazed. 32.5cm (12 3/4in) diam.
For two comparable dishes, 15th/16th century, see Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, II, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, pp.566-567, nos. 743 + 744.
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15th/16th century
15th/16th century
Depicting at the centre two deer in a landscape of pine, blossoming prunus, bamboo and plantain, the cavetto decorated with lotus flower scroll, the base left unglazed. 32.5cm (12 3/4in) diam.
For two comparable dishes, 15th/16th century, see Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, II, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, pp.566-567, nos. 743 + 744.