Measurements: Width: 47.2 cm, Height: 7.5 cm

PROVENANCE: A private collectors based in Los Angeles, California, Mitchel family, Plausibly acquired in early 1900 from SING FAT CO. Inc., Oriental Emporium, 613-615 Broadway, Los Angeles, CA.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Underglaze Red Peony Scalloped Rim Porcelain Charger. The plate has a broad wide central interior, round mouth lip, thick and large, raised on correspondence footed ring base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in white base color which contrast against red color, depicted of abundant peony blossom interspersed foliage. The Chinese name for Peony even translates to most beautiful. The Peonys thick ruffled blooms and ability to return spring after spring for 100 years. The Peony is mainly known for honor to their entire family through success, Wealth and riches, Romance and romantic love, It symbolizes wealth and honor in the sense of high rank, having an official position, or high social status. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition. Natural Porcelain imperfection, minor scratches. NO Damage Vissible, NO Crack, NO Hairlines, NO Chips.
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