Important and rare, large 15th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain charger, painted in deep cobalt blue; central reverse design of writhing dragon amid crashing waves, enclosed within a thin double-line border; surrounded on the cavetto with a continuous band of lotus blossoms borne on a single undulating stem with lobed leaves; the exterior with a band of five-toed dragons chasing flaming pearls enclosed within a thin double line border; the mouth rim featuring a narrow band of classic scroll; base unglazed; six-character Xuande Mark and of the Period; D: 49 cm, H: 9 cm

1 inch original firing flaw on the rim; not modern or recent damage