Ming hongzhi Blue and white gardenia pattern plate

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source jazz Collection

Ghana Ira and Nancy Koger couple Collection
sotheby’s in New York on November 27, 1990, no. 3
Meiyintang Collection
sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 4, 2012, no. 42

exhibition The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, in 1985, no. 71
The Jacksonville Art Museum, Florida, in 1987, no. 71
The Evolution to Perfection. The Chinese Ceramics from The Meiyintang Collection “, Sporting d ‘Hiver, monte carlo, in 1996, no. 124

related information chenghua, imperial porcelain fire collapse, is hongzhi once, any kind of blue and white porcelain are also surprisingly rare. In outside, in the past only four sets have sold at auction, all act the role of dragon, all by sotheby’s, including: Hay’s collection of disk, sale in London on June 25, 1946, no. 46. Eumorfopoulos of old Tibet, London on May 29, 1940, no. 212; Another two sets are sold in London on December 3, 1963, no. 103 and Hong Kong on April 29, 1997, no. 548.
very little Chinese porcelain for gardenia, almost only the design layout. Gardenia qing li and free from vulgarity, aroma fragrant, although no auspicious implies, loved by ladies. Its wide range of USES, such as hairpin in hair, into the tea soaked, or makeup powder materials. Gardenia fruit can bring up the yellow or orange dye after processing, can also be used as a medicine.
the plate more than seen in yellow, blue and white, can be compared to Dave Sir Old Tibet, sotheby’s sale in London on October 15, 1968, no. 108, to enter a golden treasure, after nearly and sotheby’s in Hong Kong on April 5, 2017, no. 2. Also can reference another meiyintang old Tibet, the original belongs to the ritz family storage, see figure Regina krahl, said the source, volume 4, no. 1674, after the sale at sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 7th, 2011, no. 57. And hidden reference meiyintang zhengde and jiajing QingHuaPan yellow, see Regina krahl, said the source, vol. 2, no. 683 and 684.