Sturdily potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted flaring rim, vibrantly decorated in the well with two long beaked pheasants beside blooming peonies, the cavetto with a band of scrolling lotus. The outer border displays shaped panels consisting of rabbits and horses interspersed with various diaper-patterns, the exterior painted with branches of prunus. Made for the Japanese Market.
Ming Blue and White, Wonders of the Orient
Fine And Large Blue And White ‘Barbed-Rim Pheasant And Peony Dish
Tianqi Period (1620 –1627).
Porcelain
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China.
D: 37.5cm H: 8cm
Provenance: Japanese Collection, with old Japanese wooden box