Antique Chinese Ming Kosometsuke Blue White Porcelain Fisherman Plate c.1630 - Plate - Porcelain
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A Chinese Ming-dynasty porcelain plate, dating to the Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621–1644), is decorated in underglaze blue with a lake scene and calligraphy.
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Description from the seller
Porcelain with underglaze blue lake scene.
Visible is a figure in a boat who seems to be a fisherman but is also playing the flute.
Another figure is sitting in pagode which is in the middle of the lake.
Above the fisherman calligraphy is also painted;
The two columns appear to reproduce the closing lines of Cai Que’s Song dynasty poem On Climbing Chegai Pavilion in Summer (夏日登車蓋亭):
睡起莞然成獨笑，數聲漁笛在滄浪。
“Waking from sleep, I smile quietly to myself; a few notes from a fisherman’s flute sound across the waters.”
Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644)
Book reference: Huang Qinghua, ed., Dongying Yicai: Mingmo Riben Laihua Dingzao Ci Tezhan Tulu (東瀛異彩：明末日本來華訂造瓷特展圖錄; Exotic Colours from the East: Late Ming Porcelain Commissioned by Japan), Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, 2021
Condition
typical rimfritting and 1 shallow chip to underside rim. Size 15.7x2.6CM DiameterxHeight
Seller's Story
Located in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), ShangriLa Antiques specialized in collecting and trading 17th & 18th century porcelain from China and Japan.
Bob Montagne and Freek Pals both studied history at the University of Amsterdam and specialized in the Dutch Golden Age. They enjoy collecting, trading and writing about porcelain.
Their personal collection of porcelain consists of several 100 pieces. With their collection, they aim to represent the different periods of porcelain trade between 1600 and 1950. Specifically, their passion is with the rarity and historical significance of Chinese porcelain decorated in Europe, called Amsterdam Bont.
Translated by Google TranslatePorcelain with underglaze blue lake scene.
Visible is a figure in a boat who seems to be a fisherman but is also playing the flute.
Another figure is sitting in pagode which is in the middle of the lake.
Above the fisherman calligraphy is also painted;
The two columns appear to reproduce the closing lines of Cai Que’s Song dynasty poem On Climbing Chegai Pavilion in Summer (夏日登車蓋亭):
睡起莞然成獨笑，數聲漁笛在滄浪。
“Waking from sleep, I smile quietly to myself; a few notes from a fisherman’s flute sound across the waters.”
Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644)
Book reference: Huang Qinghua, ed., Dongying Yicai: Mingmo Riben Laihua Dingzao Ci Tezhan Tulu (東瀛異彩：明末日本來華訂造瓷特展圖錄; Exotic Colours from the East: Late Ming Porcelain Commissioned by Japan), Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, 2021
Condition
typical rimfritting and 1 shallow chip to underside rim. Size 15.7x2.6CM DiameterxHeight
Seller's Story
Located in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), ShangriLa Antiques specialized in collecting and trading 17th & 18th century porcelain from China and Japan.
Bob Montagne and Freek Pals both studied history at the University of Amsterdam and specialized in the Dutch Golden Age. They enjoy collecting, trading and writing about porcelain.
Their personal collection of porcelain consists of several 100 pieces. With their collection, they aim to represent the different periods of porcelain trade between 1600 and 1950. Specifically, their passion is with the rarity and historical significance of Chinese porcelain decorated in Europe, called Amsterdam Bont.
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Era
1400-1900
Country of origin
China
Manufacturer/brand
Antique Chinese Ming Kosometsuke Blue White Porcelain Fisherman Plate c.1630
Material
Porcelain
Dynastic style/period
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
2.6 cm
Width
15.7 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
1600-1650
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