M5408
£6,850
Description
Chinese porcelain ko-akai, wucai, plate with flat, everted rim, painted with a large, iron-red monkey seated beneath a fruiting peach tree beside lingzhi fungus, watching a deer, swooping birds and insects amongst rockwork and within underglaze blue double lines, the border with four different flower sprays including prunus, lotus and daisy on a chequered ground, the rim predominantly covered in a pale brown wash.
The base with a six-character mark of Chenghua within a double ring in underglaze blue.
Tianqi, 1621-1627
7 7/8 inches, 20 cm diameter
Condition
Overall excellent condition, without any chips, cracks or restoration, with original firing imperfections and natural wear consistent with age
Provenance & Additional Information
- Private collection, Tokyo.
- A similar dish is illustrated in the Heibonsha Series, no. 45, pl. 86, Japan, 1976.
- A similar plate was included by Marchant in their exhibition of Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets, 1989, no. 103 p. 58.
- A similar plate was sold by Bonhams London in their auction of A Life in Ceramics: The Peter and Mary White Collection of Chinese Art, 10th November 2025, lot 541.
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