Nankin-Akae Square Dish with Design of Bird and Flower（5 Pieces / Ming-Qing Dynasty）
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This is the thick nankin-akae with a peony and bird motif. The milky-white porcelain base brings out the five-colors, and the horizontal stripes carved into the inside give the vessel a distinctive shape. Peony is known as the "King of Hundred Flowers" because it is more elegant and gorgeous than any other flower, and has been a subject of poetry, literature, and paintings since ancient times. The old-wooden box also shows that it has been carefully handed down.
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- Product Code
- 250301-1
- Period
- Ming-Qing Dynasty
17th century
- Weight
- About 287g（1 Piece）
- Diameter
- About 13.2cm
- Height
- About 3.8cm
- Bottom Diameter
- About 8.2cm
- Description
- Old-Paulownia Box（5 Tiered Box）
- Condition
- Excellent Condition
The coloring and firing are good, and it is in excellent condition. Only one is slightly grey, but this is not a big deal.
Nankin-Akae
Nankin-Akae refers to the five-colors porcelain that were fired at the Jingdezhen-kiln in china, during the late ming dynasty to the early qing dynasty. In the narrow sense, it tends to be distinguished from tenkei-akae and iroe-shonzui. The name comes from the fact that the capital of the ming dynasty was in nanjing, and refers to the five-colors porcelain that was brought over from china. Many pieces are coated with a transparent milky-white-glaze and are composed of only overglaze-enamels, and blue-and-white（sometsuke） is rarely used. Products for europe consist mainly of large works such as jar, dish, water pitcher, vase, bottle, and lid bowl, while products for japan consist of tableware and tea ceremony utensils.