* TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE * A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN QUATREFOIL QUINCE-SHAPED TRIPOD SERVING DISH, MING DYNASTY, TIANQI PERIOD, 1621 – 1627 明天晵 青花蟹蝶纹三足碟 The rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, painted to the interior with a crab surrounded by butterflies and insects, all raised on three short feet Width: 16cm 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.13. Condition Report The dish has rim fritting to most of the rim some flaking around the sides of the conical feet, a 1cm glaze firing line to the interior, scattered iron spots and burst bubbles and light glaze scratches.