Lot 183 A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'Poem' saucer dish

A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'Poem' saucer dish

Tianqi mark and of the period

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€ 1.500 – € 2.500

O: H. 3,5 cm, Diam. 16,2 cm

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A Chinese ko-sometsuke saucer dish, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with three leafy bamboo sprays and a hovering insect, accompanied by the four-character poem Chao yang wu feng (朝陽舞鳳), translated as: “A phoenix dances in the morning sun.” The cavetto bordered by a single blue line, the exterior decorated with two bamboo sprays, the base inscribed with a four-character Tianqi mark within a double circle.
此件中國古染付青花淺盤，以釉下青花繪三組竹枝及一隻飛舞的昆蟲，旁題「朝陽舞鳳」四字，意為鳳凰迎著朝陽翩然起舞。內壁以一道青花弦紋為界，外壁繪兩組竹枝。底部青花雙圈內書「天啟年製」四字款。
Provenance:
S. Marchant & Son, London.
The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection, The Netherlands, collection no. 193, acquired from the above on 6 June 1986.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the reverse.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 5 November 2014, accompanied by a copy of their original invoice. (see added scan)
Exhibited and published:
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their november 2001 exhibition of 'Ming Blue and White Porcelain. The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection', and published in the accompanying catalogue, p. 75, no. 54.