An extremely rare late Ming Dynasty Transitional ko-akae ritual altar dish on pedestal foot or 'offering bowl' of tazza form, with design of a peasant boy carrying bundles of brushwood beneath an ancient pine tree
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Ko-akae (Old Red Coloured Ware) made for the Japanese market
Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century
Chongzhen period (1628-1644)
Measurements
19.1 cm bowl diameter; 7.3 cm high; 12.1cm pedestal base diameter
Description
Of extremely rare altar/offering bowl 'tazza' form, modelled as a shallow dish with angular sides raised on an elegantly flaring wide foot. The central panel decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, iron-red and green enamel with a rocky landscape featuring a peasant boy carrying bundles of brushwood beneath an ancient pine tree, encircled by an iron-red and underglaze blue ring to the cavetto, enclosed by a patterned border with four floral reserves on the steeply sloped sides, the quatrefoil rim dressed with iron-oxide brown enamel.
Condition
In superb original condition with no damage or restoration.
A rare Ming Dynasty Transitional ko-akae footed altar dish, Chongzhen 1628-44
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A dish of identical 'Peasant Boy carrying Firewood' design sold at Tajan (France) 05 Dec 2022 'Arts of Asia' lot 8, titled "A ko-sometsuke porcelain and wucai enamel bowl, decorated with a central medallion of a peasant carrying faggots and walking among rocks under a pine tree, China for Japan, Wanli period, early 17th century".
A dish of very similar design sold at Christie's (New York) 15 Dec 2015 'Exquisite Splendour: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art' lot 14, titled "An iron-red and green enameled blue and white dish, Tianqi/Chongzhen period (1621-1644)".
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