A SHONZUI-STYLE 'HARE' DISH Chongzhen Decorated in cobalt blue and enamels in the Shonzui style, painted to the centre with a red-ground roundel enclosing a white hare, encircled by a band of eight 'geometric pattern' ogee-shaped panels inset with four roundels, each enclosing a crane, the exterior encircled with leafy and floral sprays, the base inscribed with a fu-character mark. 15cm (5 3/4in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明崇禎 五彩兔鶴紋輪花盤 Provenance: acquired from R ＆ G McPherson Antiques, London, in June 2005 (collector's notes and label) 來源：獲得于倫敦古董商R ＆ G McPherson Antiques，2005年6月（藏家筆記和標簽） Shonzui (祥瑞) refers to a distinctive group of late Ming blue and white porcelains produced at Jingdezhen during the Tianqi/Chongzhen period (c.1620-1644), made largely for the Japanese market. Characterised by dense, compartmentalised decoration and expressive brushwork in rich cobalt blue, shonzui wares were particularly prized in Japanese tea culture. The rabbit motif, often associated in East Asian symbolism with the moon and longevity, appears here as a central medallion, framed by surrounding panels of auspicious and decorative motifs, reflecting both Chinese symbolic tradition and Japanese taste for vigorous, visually complex designs. See a similar Shonzui-style 'hare' dish, 17th century, in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum (acc.no.TG-1282). See also a very similar dish, 1628-1644, illustrated in Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong, 1981, pl.167. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing