M5630
£7,500
Description
Chinese porcelain wucai square-form dish with champfered corners painted in the centre with two phoenix birds in flight on an iron-red cash diaper ground, encircled by sprays of prunus, bamboo, pine and peach flower, the flat everted rim with iron-red keyfret.
7 3/4 inches, 19.7 cm square.
Tianqi, circa 1625.
Condition
Tiny inner rim frit
Provenance & Additional Information
- From a private collection, Tokyo.
- It is rare to find large square dishes with this design.
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