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Two blue and white Shonzui style circular dishes, Tianqi/Chongzhen 17th Century.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
360 - 540 EUR
380 - 569 USD
Hammer price
4 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
Two blue and white Shonzui style circular dishes, Tianqi/Chongzhen 17th Century.

Ming mark to base. With a irregular scalloped rim, decorated with flowers in a garden, the border iwth radiating panels of different decoration. Diameter 15 cm.

Fritting to rim.

Provenance

From the Collection of Claes Wirseen (1939-2020). Pharmacist Claes Wirseen grew up in a family with a passion for Art and Antiques, he and his wife continued the tradition and were frequent visitors to the Fine Art viewings of the Auction Houses in Stockholm. He became interested in Asian art in the 1980’s and started to build up his collcetion at that time, never tiring to learn more about the Asian Ceramics and Works of Art.

Literature

Compare similar dishes of this type in the Peony Pavillion catalogue, Christies, London, June 1989.