Blue and White Lotus Dish

Tianqi Period (1620-1627)
Porcelain
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
D:22.5cm x H:5cm

Crisply moulded as an open lotus bloom, with two rows of overlapping petals encircling a central medallion enclosing a landscacpe scene. The exterior painted with Buddhist symbols alternating with flower sprays above a row of projecting petal tips.