A BLUE AND WHITE POLYCHROME-ENAMELED 'FLOWER BASKET' DISH WANLI MARK AND PERIOD
the shallow rounded sides resting on a straight foot and rising to an everted rim, the center enclosing a basket of lush peonies and prunus branches, accents of iron red and enamel at the base and handle, the cavetto painted with free-floating branches, leaves, and auspicious objects including fans and pairs of dharma wheels, the exterior with sprays of peonies and chrysanthemums and two small butterflies, the recessed base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Diameter 11 3/4 in., 29.5 cm
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the shallow rounded sides resting on a straight foot and rising to an everted rim, the center enclosing a basket of lush peonies and prunus branches, accents of iron red and enamel at the base and handle, the cavetto painted with free-floating branches, leaves, and auspicious objects including fans and pairs of dharma wheels, the exterior with sprays of peonies and chrysanthemums and two small butterflies, the recessed base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle
Diameter 11 3/4 in., 29.5 cm