Tianqi period (1620-1628)
The dish is of square form with steep sides and a flat everted rim. The interior is painted in the centre with a scholar in a landscape, two boats floating in the water and a small house further ashore. The cavetto is decorated with floral branches. The rim with a scrolling border underneath a blue wash. The reverse is decorated with stylised weeds.
16.3 cm wide
Provenance: Formerly in a Japanese private collection
BFE 25 明天啟 青花「古染付」盤
時代：明 天啟，1620至1628年。
特徵：盤心繪山水風景與一書生，水上有兩艘小船。邊緣有花卉裝飾，背面則有風格化的雜草紋。
尺寸：寬16.3公分。
來源：原日本私人收藏。
