* TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE * A CHINESE WUCAI ‘MONKEY AND DEER’ DISH, MING DYNASTY, TIANQI PERIOD, 1621 – 1627 明天晵 五彩爵禄圖碟 Painted to the interior with a monkey seated on rockwork beside a deer, all below fruiting peach branches, the flaring rim with floral panels reserved on a diamond pattern ground, Japanese wood box (2) Diameter: 20.7cm Provenance: Mujintang Collection, purchased in Tokyo 2016 Exhibited: Robert Bradlow Fine Art, Reflecting Nature, 17th Century Chinese Ceramics for the Japanese Market: Kosometsuke & Koake, Catalogue no.19. Condition Report The dish has a 8mm glaze pull line to the interior at 5 o’clock, some minor burst glaze bubbles and iron-spots and some kiln grit adhered to the foot ring.