Chinese porcelain small saucer-dish with an unglazed fish in relief, Ming dynasty.

Rare Chinese porcelain small saucer-dish decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) with stylised flowers and at the centre with an unglazed fish in relief with a brownish wash, 15th century, Ming dynasty, d. 12 cm, 4¾ in; h. 3,5 cm, 1½ in. Bespoke box. 1-15205

Illustrated: Yuan to Qing Ceramics, by A. Varela Santos, 2016/2017, cat. 110, 111, 112.

Literature:

• Chinese Blue and White Ceramics, by S.T. Yeo and J. Martin, Singapore 1978, p. 160/161, plate 65 for a similar piece dated from the late 15th century;

• Ming, Porcelain for a Globalised Trade, by E. Ströber, Stuttgart 2013, p. 110 for a similar dish and, p. 121, cat. 35 for a similar small dish dated as c. 1500;

• Chineesche Ceramiek Handboek, by N. Ottema, 1946 Amsterdam, p. 157, cat. 182 for two similar saucer-dish.

珍稀的中國青花花卉紋小盌，盌心一條浮雕遊魚，未施釉，泛火石紅，15世紀，明代，直徑12釐米，4¾英吋；高3.5釐米，1½英吋。

圖例：《元代至清代陶瓷》，作者阿.瓦瑞拉.桑托斯，目录 110，112，112。

參考文獻：

•《中國青花陶瓷》，作者S.T. Yeo和J. Martin，新加坡1978年，參見第160-161頁，圖版65 15世紀末的相似小盌一件；

•《明代全球化貿易瓷器》，作者E. Ströber, 2013年斯圖加特出版，參見第110頁相似碟子一件 ，第121頁，編號35 制于1500年的小碟一件；

• 《中國陶瓷手冊》，作者N. Ottema，1946年阿姆斯特丹出版，見第157頁，編號182兩件相似醬 料碟。