Description
Chinese porcelain underglaze blue and white large dish painted with four figures in a walled garden scene with a building to the right, the underside with three ruyi designs.
28.4 cm, 11 1/8 inches.
Tianqi, 1620-1627.
Condition
Available on request.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in a Japanese private collection
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