Chinese Ming Period Blue and White Porcelain Dish中国明代青花瓷盘
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Here we have a Chinese Ming Period Blue and White Porcelain Dish, a form that looks deceptively simple until you realize how much connoisseurship is packed into one quiet circle of porcelain. The floral medallion, scrolling vinework, and elegant shallow profile all point toward the great blue-and-white tradition of early Ming Jingdezhen.
The base bears the six-character mark 'Da Ming Xuande nian zhi' — made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming. Now, that is both exciting and dangerous, because Xuande-mark porcelains are among the most copied objects in the Chinese art market. A word about copies.. this is a field absolutely crowded with later homage pieces, revival wares, and outright fakes, so one must never fall in love with the mark alone.
What helps here is the total package: the restrained but assured painting, the right-looking footrim, the old labels, and the documented exhibition and collection history tied to Peter Boode, Harry Garner, and the Oriental Ceramic Society. Those are meaningful supporting details, not decorative afterthoughts.
Condition appears quite good from the images, with normal age-related wear but no obvious chips or cracks visible. That said, a blacklight and hands-on inspection would still be prudent.
My authenticity score is 82%, cautiously favorable. At auction, I would estimate this at USD 80,000-180,000 if authentic period; as a later copy, only about USD 800-3,000. In Chinese ceramics, the distance between masterpiece and imitation is not a step — it is a cliff.
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Item Report
Chinese Ming Period Blue and White Porcelain Dish
中国明代青花瓷盘
By:Unknown imperial kiln or court-associated kiln, Jingdezhen attributed
Style:Ming dynasty blue and white porcelain, Xuande mark and period style
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Age:circa early 15th century, likely Xuande period (1426-1435)
Condition:Very good (minor expected age wear, no major damage visible from provided images)
Value:If authentic period: USD 80,000-180,000 at auction; if later reproduction or apocryphal-mark copy: USD 800-3,000 at auction.
Maker's Marks / Writing:Underglaze blue six-character mark within double circles: 大明宣德年製, translated as 'Made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming.' Labels read 'Peter Boode London,' 'Oriental Ceramic Soc. 1954 Exhibn. 60,' and 'H.H.G.'
Date:2026-03-25 11:46:32.773471
Description:
A shallow blue and white porcelain dish with central floral medallion and scrolling lotus-like vine decoration, the exterior similarly painted, with a double-circle six-character Xuande mark on the base. The form, recessed foot, underglaze blue tone, and documented old collection labels suggest a 15th-century imperial-style example rather than a later decorative copy.
一件浅腹青花瓷盘，盘心绘缠枝花卉纹章，内外壁皆饰近似缠枝莲纹，底书双圈内六字宣德款。其器形、圈足、青花发色，以及带有旧藏与展览标签等因素，显示其更接近十五世纪御窑风格作品，而非后期装饰性仿品。
Curator Questions
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Assessment:
This appears to be a high-quality Chinese blue and white dish in genuine Ming taste, with several encouraging signs: a refined shallow form, well-controlled underglaze cobalt, an unglazed footrim showing appropriate age, and old labels indicating publication and collection history. The mark reads 'Da Ming Xuande nian zhi' ('Made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming'). Importantly, the old exhibition and dealer labels materially strengthen the case for age, though labels alone never prove authenticity. The painting is confident rather than stiff, and the body does not show the glossy, overly perfect surface one often sees in recent fakes. A word about copies.. Chinese blue and white porcelain is one of the most heavily reproduced categories in the entire antiques trade, especially Xuande-mark wares, so caution is essential. Based on the available images, this dish has a credible claim to being period, but a final verdict should still rest on in-hand examination, paste, glaze texture, and comparison with published examples.
此盘看上去是一件品质较高、具有真正明代韵味的中国青花瓷器，并具备若干令人鼓舞的特征：浅盘器形雅致，釉下青花控制得当，露胎圈足显现出相称的年代感，且附有旧藏与出版标签，提示其流传有绪。底款为“大明宣德年制”。需要强调的是，旧展签和古董商标签确实有助于增强其年代可信度，但标签本身并不能单独证明真伪。其绘画笔意自然熟练，不显僵硬，胎釉表面也并非现代仿品常见的过分光亮和过度完美。A word about copies.. 中国青花瓷是古玩市场中仿制最泛滥的门类之一，尤其是宣德款器，因此必须格外谨慎。就现有图片而言，此盘具备较可信的“到代”可能，但最终结论仍应依赖上手观察胎土、釉感以及与已发表标准器的细致比对。
Individual Images:
front dish
base of dish with mark
side view of dish
detail of reign mark
detail of side decoration
detail of central medallion
provenance screenshot
Provenance:
According to the provided screenshot and labels: Peter Boode, London; Sir Harry M. Garner (1891-1977) Collection, England; Sotheby's London, 14 November 1972, lot 376; Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., London, 16 November 1972. Literature cited: Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition catalogue (1953), Sir H. M. Garner, Oriental Blue and White (1954), and S. G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics (1975).
Condition:
Very good (minor expected age wear, no major damage visible from provided images)
Identification Score: 95%
The object is clearly identifiable as a Chinese blue and white porcelain dish with a Xuande reign mark, based on form, decoration, porcelain body, and base treatment. The exact dating is somewhat less certain than the object type itself.
依据器形、纹饰、瓷胎以及底足处理，此物可明确识别为一件中国青花瓷盘，并带有宣德年款。其器物类别判断很明确，但具体断代仍略低于器类识别本身的确定性。
Authenticity Score: 82%
I assign a cautiously positive score because the dish shows convincing period traits: a proper recessed foot, age-consistent footrim wear, nuanced cobalt painting, and, crucially, old labels linking it to Peter Boode, Sir Harry Garner, the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, and published literature. The mark '大明宣德年製' is a spurious-mark danger zone in Chinese ceramics, but here the totality of evidence is more favorable than not. The fakery check raises the usual concern that Xuande-mark wares are among the most forged of all Chinese porcelains; however, I do not see the overly crisp, glossy, mechanically perfect finish typical of late 20th-21st century fakes.
我给予较为谨慎但偏正面的分数，因为此盘呈现出若干可信的时代特征：规范的内凹圈足、与年代相符的足缘磨损、层次自然的青花笔意，以及尤为重要的旧标签，显示其与 Peter Boode、Harry Garner、东方陶瓷学会展览及相关出版物有关。虽然“大明宣德年製”在中国陶瓷中属于高度危险的伪款领域，但综合证据目前偏向正面。真伪核查方面，必须指出宣德款器是中国瓷器中仿造最严重的类别之一；不过，这件器物并未显现20世纪末至21世纪仿品常见的那种过分工整、过分光亮、机械化十足的表面效果。
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Keywords
Chinese porcelain, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark, blue and white dish, underglaze cobalt, Jingdezhen, floral scroll, imperial style, China
中国瓷器, 明代, 宣德款, 青花盘, 釉下钴蓝, 景德镇, 缠枝花卉, 御窑风格, 中国
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