Ming Style Blue-and-White 'Dragon and Clouds' Porcelain Dish明式青花“龙纹祥云”瓷盘
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Opening with drama: a blue-and-white ‘Dragon and Clouds’ dish—bold, kinetic, unmistakably Chinese. Dragons stride across the cavetto and even circle the exterior, a design that shouts imperial aspiration. Historically, such dishes recall Ming court taste, especially the celebrated Jiajing era, where cobalt-blue dragons raced through stormy skies. Here, the base obliges with a six-character Jiajing mark—but in connoisseurship, marks are only the prologue. The porcelain body and glaze feel modern: the cobalt reads grey-blue, the brushwork is tidy rather than electric, and the footring is uniformly machined. These clues suggest a later homage from a modern Jingdezhen-type workshop, not a 16th-century survivor. Condition shows real-life knocks—radial hairlines and rim fritting—which tame its decorative punch. As ever, authenticity drives value. I score it 25% for authenticity: convincing at a glance, but the details don’t sing Ming. At auction, think $150–$400—decorative, educational, and a cautionary tale about marks leading the eye more than the hand.
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Item Report
Ming Style Blue-and-White 'Dragon and Clouds' Porcelain Dish
明式青花“龙纹祥云”瓷盘
By:Unknown Jingdezhen-type workshop
Style:Chinese blue-and-white porcelain; Ming revival style
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Age:Modern reproduction, circa 1975–2005
Condition:Fair (radial hairline cracks, rim fritting/chip, scattered kiln pinholes; not professionally restored)
Value:$150–$400 (auction, as a decorative modern reproduction with damage)
Maker's Marks / Writing:Underglaze blue six-character reign mark: 大明嘉靖年製 (“Made in the Great Ming, Jiajing reign”).
Date:2025-11-23 14:49:53.499222
Description:
Shallow circular porcelain dish painted in underglaze cobalt with a central five-clawed dragon amid clouds, enclosed by double circles; cavetto and exterior with further striding dragons among ruyi-shaped clouds. Unglazed footring, glazed base bearing a six-character reign mark within double circles.
一件浅腹圆盘，通体以青花绘饰：盘心绘一条五爪行龙穿行于祥云之间，内外以双圈分界；内壁及外壁环绘行龙与如意云纹。圈足露胎，底心青花双圈内书六字款。
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This dish bears a neatly written six-character base mark reading “Da Ming Jiajing Nian Zhi,” but multiple details indicate a modern reproduction: the stiff, uniform calligraphy of the mark, the relatively grey cobalt tone, even footring, and mechanically consistent cloud scrolls. Genuine Jiajing examples show livelier brushwork, heaping-and-piling cobalt, and a different foot and glaze quality. Visible radial hairlines and rim frits reduce decorative value. A word about fakes.. blue-and-white dragon dishes are among the most commonly forged forms, often with spurious imperial marks (FAKER FLAG #6). My appraisal treats this as a later homage, not a period piece. {chavatar_catchphrase}
本品底书“ 大明嘉靖年制 ”六字款，但多处细节显示为现代仿制：款识笔画僵硬且均匀，青料色偏灰，圈足规整，云纹程式化且重复。真嘉靖器通常青花有“积墨”效果，笔意更生动，圈足与釉水亦有差异。盘面可见放射状冲纹与口沿磕口，影响价值。A word about fakes.. 青花龙纹盘为仿品重灾区，常见伪托帝王年款（伪作警示：标记#6）。因此本品应视为后世致敬之作，而非明代原器。{chavatar_catchphrase}
Individual Images:
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Provenance:
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Condition:
Fair (radial hairline cracks, rim fritting/chip, scattered kiln pinholes; not professionally restored)
Identification Score: 94%
Form, decoration, and reign-mark placement clearly indicate a blue-and-white dragon dish of Ming revival type; images provide sufficient views of front and base.
器形、纹饰以及双圈内六字款的位置，明确指向明式青花龙纹盘之类型；正反面细节清晰，足以确定门类。
Authenticity Score: 25%
Spurious Jiajing mark; cobalt tone and brushwork look modern; footring and glaze do not align with 16th-century standards; overall presentation consistent with late 20th–early 21st century reproductions.
嘉靖款为后加/伪款；青料发色与笔触较为现代；圈足与釉面不符16世纪工艺特征；整体更符合20世纪末至21世纪初仿品。
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Keywords
Ming style, blue-and-white porcelain, dragon dish, Chinese ceramics, Jiajing mark, modern reproduction, China
明式, 青花瓷, 龙纹盘, 中国陶瓷, 嘉靖款, 现代仿品, 中国
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