M4880
£1,500
Description
Chinese porcelain blue and white small Kraak saucer moulded and thinly potted with a foliate rim, painted in the centre with a bird standing on rockwork looking up at a butterfly in flight beside an aster and beneath stylised clouds, surrounded by a panel border with fruits, books, flowers, a leaf and a scroll.
5 ½ inches, 14 cm diameter.
Wanli, 1573-1619.
Condition
Small rim frits.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in a Japanese private collection.
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