Measurements: Height: 7 cm Diam: 41 cm

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Dragon Sgrafitto Blue Glazed Porcelain Plate. The plate has a broad wide central interior, rounded rim,raised on correspondence footed ring base slight concave. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in masterfully covered in an even coat of a deep blue glaze which terminates at the base to reveal the pure white under glaze. The blue glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human skin. The foot rim reveals the cut edges during the making process, and the receded central interior base left white under glaze.

The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition.
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