T9 A “Lotus” anhua dish, Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty

Description

Description:   Chinese porcelain small dish decorated with an incised anhua decoration of a lotus, the border with an alternate geometrical motif in underglaze cobalt blue. Lingzhis on the back, mark and period of Chongzhen.

Dating:  17^th century, Chongzhen period, Ming dynasty.

Size:  16.7 cm diameter

Provenance:  Antiquarian market

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Notes:  From Wikipedia:

“The Chongzhen Emperor (traditional Chinese: 崇禎帝 6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian was the 17th and last Emperor of the Ming dynasty as well as the last ethnic Han to rule over China before the Manchu Qing conquest. He reigned from 1627 to 1644. “Chongzhen,” the era name of his reign, means “honorable and auspicious.”