* TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE * A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR ‘LAOZI AND OX’ DISH, MING DYNASTY, TIANQI PERIOD, 1621 – 1627 明天晵 青花老子出关圖纹碟 The rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted with Laozi riding an ox against Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, Japanese wood box (2) Diameter: 20.6cm 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.2. Condition Report The dish has a 2cm wide glaze firing line to the well, rim fritting covering most of the rim, minor burst bubbles and iron spots and light glaze scratches.