Chinese Ming Period Blue-and-White Porcelain Floral Dish中国明代青花缠枝花卉纹瓷盘
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Here we have a Chinese blue-and-white porcelain dish of classic Xuande taste—elegant, restrained, and deceptively simple. At first glance it’s all about balance: a shallow dish, luminous white ground, and a beautifully organized medallion of scrolling flowers that feels both disciplined and alive.
The base carries a six-character Xuande mark, reading 'Da Ming Xuande Nian Zhi'—'Made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming.' Now, that is a serious claim. Xuande blue-and-white ranks among the most admired ceramics in the Chinese tradition, and naturally among the most copied. So one must resist falling in love too quickly.
What makes this example interesting is that several visual details are genuinely encouraging: the cobalt has pleasing variation, including darker concentrated accents; the floral drawing is confident rather than stiff; the profile is elegant; and the footrim has the kind of lightly worn, iron-tinged edge one hopes to see on an old piece. The old collection and exhibition stickers also look plausible, though labels alone never prove anything.
Condition appears quite strong from the images, with no obvious major chips or repairs visible—though that should always be confirmed under proper light and magnification.
My authenticity score is 82%: promising, better than average, and potentially important, but still requiring hands-on expert confirmation. Conservative auction estimate: $150,000-$300,000 if genuinely Xuande period; roughly $2,000-$12,000 if later. In other words: a dish that may be whispering imperial poetry—or reciting it very convincingly.
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Item Report
Chinese Ming Period Blue-and-White Porcelain Floral Dish
中国明代青花缠枝花卉纹瓷盘
By:Unknown, likely Jingdezhen imperial kiln if authentic
Style:Ming imperial blue-and-white porcelain
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
Age:Early 15th century, circa 1426-1435 if period; otherwise later Xuande-marked example
Condition:Very Good (no obvious major damage visible; minor wear and age toning, condition judged from photos only)
Value:If authentic early Ming/Xuande period: USD 150,000-300,000 at auction; if later Xuande-style or reproduction: USD 2,000-12,000 at auction.
Maker's Marks / Writing:Underglaze blue six-character mark: 大明宣德年製 / 大明宣德年制 ('Made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming'). Labels visible: 'H.H.G. C-4', 'Oriental Ceramic Soc. 1954 Exhibn. 60', and 'Peter Boode Chinese Antiques London.'
Date:2026-04-11 05:31:51.073027
Description:
Shallow blue-and-white porcelain dish with a central medallion of scrolling floral vines, matching floral decoration on the exterior wall, and a six-character Xuande reign mark in underglaze blue within double circles on the base. The form, painting quality, glaze tone, and neatly cut footrim are consistent with an early Ming imperial-type dish, though full authentication would require in-hand examination.
浅腹青花瓷盘，盘心绘缠枝花卉团花纹，外壁亦饰相应花卉纹，底书青花双圈内六字宣德款。其器形、绘画质量、釉色以及修足方式与明初官样瓷盘相符，但最终断代与真伪仍需上手实物检验确认。
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This appears to be a high-quality Chinese blue-and-white porcelain dish of classic Xuande type, with a six-character mark reading Da Ming Xuande Nian Zhi ('Made in the Xuande reign of the Great Ming'). Visually, the dish shows several encouraging features: confident floral scroll painting, good cobalt variation with darker 'heaped' accents, an elegant and proportionate shallow form, and a footrim with light iron-toned wear. The old collection and exhibition labels are also visually plausible rather than obviously contrived. That said, reign marks and labels can be copied, and only photographs are available here. The provenance and literature claims are strong but not independently verified from the materials provided. On balance, this is more convincing than the average marked blue-and-white dish, and it may well be a genuine early Ming piece, but I would still recommend specialist hands-on examination, comparison to published examples, and, ideally, confirmation against the cited Sotheby's and exhibition records.
这件器物看起来是一件质量颇高的中国青花瓷盘，属于典型宣德式样，底部六字款为“大明宣德年制”。从图像观察，可见若干较为积极的特征：缠枝花卉绘画流畅自如，钴料浓淡变化自然并带有较深的积釉感，盘形浅雅匀称，足墙亦见轻微铁锈色旧气。底部旧藏家标签与展览标签从视觉上看也较为可信，并非一眼可辨的现代伪作。然而，款识与标签都可能被后配或仿制，而目前仅能依据照片判断。所述来源与出版著录很强，但就现有材料而言仍未完成独立核验。综合来看，此盘比一般带款青花盘更具说服力，很可能确为明初真品，但我仍建议由中国陶瓷专家上手复核，并与所引苏富比拍卖记录及出版图版逐一比对确认。
Individual Images:
front of porcelain dish
base of porcelain dish
side view of porcelain dish
detail of Xuande reign mark
detail of side wall decoration
detail of central floral medallion
detail of provenance screenshot
Provenance:
Per labels and screenshot, reportedly from Peter Boode, London; Sir Harry M. Garner collection; Sotheby's London, 14 November 1972, lot 376; Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., London, 16 November 1972. Also reportedly exhibited by the Oriental Ceramic Society in 1953/1954 and published by Garner and Valenstein. These claims are plausible but unverified from the provided images alone.
Condition:
Very Good (no obvious major damage visible; minor wear and age toning, condition judged from photos only)
Identification Score: 95%
The object is clearly identifiable as a Chinese blue-and-white porcelain dish with Xuande-type floral scroll decoration and a six-character Xuande reign mark. Multiple views of the front, side profile, and base support the identification with high confidence.
该器可明确识别为一件中国青花瓷盘，具有宣德式缠枝花卉纹饰及六字宣德款。正面、侧面与底部多角度图像完整，足以高信度支持这一器物类型判断。
Authenticity Score: 82%
The score reflects a balance of strong positive indicators and necessary caution. Positive signs include refined painting, credible porcelain body and glaze appearance, a convincing footrim, and labels that visually align with old collection history. The six-character mark reads 'Da Ming Xuande Nian Zhi' and is calligraphically plausible. However, imperial-marked Ming blue-and-white porcelain is heavily copied, provenance claims in screenshots are not independently verified here, and authentication from photos alone is inherently limited. The object looks substantially more convincing than a routine later copy, but not enough to eliminate all doubt without direct examination.
此分数是在较强的正面迹象与必要谨慎之间取得平衡后的结果。积极因素包括：绘画精炼自然，胎釉观感可信，修足较为得体，底部标签从视觉上与旧藏传承相符。六字款“大明宣德年制”的书写也具有一定合理性。然而，带帝王年款的明代青花瓷历来仿品极多，截图中的来源信息尚未在本次评估中独立核实，而仅凭照片判断本身也存在局限。总体而言，此器明显比一般后仿品更具可信度，但若无实物上手检验，仍不能完全排除疑问。
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Keywords
Chinese blue and white dish, Ming period porcelain, Xuande mark, floral scroll, imperial style porcelain, Jingdezhen, underglaze blue, China
中国青花瓷盘, 明代瓷器, 宣德款, 缠枝花卉纹, 官样瓷器, 景德镇, 釉下青花, 中国
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