Description
Group of five Chinese mukozuke porcelain plates with scalloped rims, Chongzhen period, 17th century. Each depicting figural scenes, including one painted with a monk seated between lotus and bamboo clusters at a woven table, two plates with a single sage seated beside a table with scholar's objects, and two depicting a scene from a Chinese proverb of a fisherman attempting to trap a bird in a large oyster near a pond. Each with a four-character mark in blue underglaze along the underside.
Provenance: Christie's, London, "The Peony Pavilion Collection: Chinese Tea Ceramics for Japan (c. 1580-1650)," 12 June 1989, Lot 328; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Each; diameter: 5 1/2 in.
Provenance: Christie's, London, "The Peony Pavilion Collection: Chinese Tea Ceramics for Japan (c. 1580-1650)," 12 June 1989, Lot 328; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Each; diameter: 5 1/2 in.
Condition
There are minute chips to the rim of the plates. Small to minute firing flaws throughout. One plate with a small repaired crack to the rim. Wear to the footrims.
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5 Chinese Chongzhen Ming Mukozuke Enameled Plates
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Collection: Arts of Asia
Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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