Lot 184 A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'Poem' plate

A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'Poem' plate

Tianqi mark and of the period

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€ 1.500 – € 2.500

O: Diam. 21,3 cm

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A Chinese ko-sometsuke plate, painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a flowering winter-prunus branch beneath a crescent moon, accompanied by a ten-character poem reading Jiang nan wu suo you, liao zeng yi zhi chun (江南無所有，聊贈一枝春), translated as: “South of the Yangzi River there is nothing finer to offer; I present you with a single branch bearing the fragrance of spring.” The cavetto bordered by a single blue line, the exterior decorated with three stylised pearls and satellite dots, the base with a four-character Tianqi mark within a double circle.
此件中國古染付青花盤，以釉下青花繪新月寒梅圖，一枝梅花斜出於彎月之下，旁題十字詩句：「江南無所有，聊贈一枝春」，意為江南別無可贈，姑且送上一枝報春梅花，以寄情誼。
內壁以一道青花弦紋為界，外壁繪三組程式化寶珠及點狀紋。底部青花雙圈內書「天啟年製」四字款。
Reference:
For similar examples without poem, see S. Marchant & Son, 'Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets', no. 18, p. 22; and Sir Michael Butler, 'Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain', no. 15, p. 53.
Provenance:
A Japanese private collection.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the reverse.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2009, accompanied by a copy of their original invoice. (see added scans)
Exhibited & published:
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their 2008 exhibition of 'Ming Porcelain for the Japanese Market: ko-sometsuke & ko-akai', and published in the accompanying catalogue, p. 50, no. 54.