* TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE * A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BODHIDHARMA DISH, MING DYNASTY, TIANQI PERIOD, 1621 – 1627 明天晵 青花达摩一苇渡江纹盤 The rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, painted to the interior with Bodhidharma standing on a reed, his arms tucked into his long robe and his head framed with a mandorla, Japanese wood box (2) Diameter: 21.2cm Provenance: Mujintang Collection, purchased in Tokyo 2013 Exhibited: Robert Bradlow Fine Art, Reflecting Nature, 17th Century Chinese Ceramics for the Japanese Market: Kosometsuke & Koake, Catalogue no.11. Condition Report The dish has a circa 8cm hairline crack to the well, kiln grit adhered to the foot ring, rim fritting to approximately two thirds of the rim, scattered tiny iron spots and light glaze scratches.