A BLUE AND WHITE 'ZHANGZHOU' 'DEER' DISH MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH CENTURY |

the rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to an everted barbed rim, painted to the interior with deer in a landscape with bamboo and pine, the rim painted with a border of pagodas in a river landscape, the exterior with lotus and peach sprays

Collection of Max Robertson.

The Ceramic Art of China, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1971, cat. no. 179.
South-East Asian and Chinese Trade Pottery, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1979, cat. no. 124.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 70.

Margaret Medley, Apollo, June 1971, p. 454, fig. 12.
Margaret Medley, The Chinese Potter, London, 1976, pl. 181.

This dish is in overall good condition with the exception of two shallow chips and minor fritting at the rim. Minor firing imperfections include two tiny areas of glaze pull at the interior, kiln adhesions to the base (which cause the foot to be slightly uneven), and burst bubbles and iron spots in various areas. There are very slight surface scratches.
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