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Ming Style Blue-and-White 'Dragon and Clouds' Porcelain Dish

明代风格青花“云龙纹”瓷盘

By: Unknown workshop (likely Jingdezhen; modern reproduction probable)

Style: Chinese Ming Style Blue-and-White Porcelain

Origin: China

Materials: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration

Age: Likely late 20th–early 21st century, imitating mid-16th-century (Jiajing–Wanli) Ming designs

Condition: Good (surface scratches, minor rim frits and glaze discoloration; not professionally examined)

Value: US$150–400 at auction if a modern reproduction as suspected; note: an authentic mid-16th-century example could realize US$8,000–20,000+

Maker's Marks / Writing: No reign mark or inscription visible in the provided image.

Date: 2025-10-31 16:32:23.296618

Description:

A shallow circular porcelain dish painted in underglaze cobalt blue: a central striding dragon amid cloud scrolls within double-line borders, with three smaller dragons around the cavetto; slightly everted rim. The cobalt is medium blue with darker ‘heaping and piling’ spots; surface shows scratches and minor rim frits. Claws appear to be four per foot, suggesting non-imperial taste.     圆形浅盘，敞口微外撇，内以釉下青花绘饰：盘心一条行龙穿行于云气之间，内外以双圈线为边饰；腹部绘三条小龙回绕。青花呈中等蓝色，并见“积墨”处，釉面可见使用划痕及口沿轻微毛口。龙爪似为四爪，偏向非宫廷用器的审美。

Curator Questions

Curated by Jade

Assessment:

The form and painting clearly reference Ming blue-and-white dragon dishes, especially mid-16th-century cloud-and-dragon motifs. However, the line quality is somewhat mechanical, the cobalt lacks the depth and modulation expected of period imperial wares, and the wear appears consistent with handling rather than centuries of use. Without base and footrim images, it is impossible to verify crucial Ming features (footring cut, glaze pooling, spur marks, and kiln grit). On balance this reads as a competent modern Jingdezhen reproduction of a classic design rather than an authentic Ming dish. A word about fakes.. blue-and-white ‘Ming’ dragon plates are among the most reproduced Chinese porcelains; many show artificial wear, spurious reign marks, or added collection stickers—caution is essential. {chavatar_catchphrase}     器形与纹饰明显取法明代青花龙纹盘，尤近16世纪中期常见的云龙题材。然而笔线略显生硬，青花层次与变化不足，整体缺少明代官窑应有的神韵；可见的磨损更像日常把玩造成，而非数百年使用痕迹。由于未见底部与圈足照片，无法核对关键断代信息（圈足修整、釉水积聚、支钉痕与窑粘砂等）。综合判断，更像是一件近现代景德镇仿制品。A word about fakes.. 所谓“明青花龙纹盘”是最常被仿制的门类之一，常见人工做旧、伪造年款或贴假收藏标签，务必谨慎。{chavatar_catchphrase}

Individual Images:

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Provenance:

None provided.

Condition:

Good (surface scratches, minor rim frits and glaze discoloration; not professionally examined)

Identification Score: 90%

Shape, decoration, and technique confidently identify the object as a Chinese blue-and-white ‘dragon and clouds’ dish; uncertainty lies only in dating and workshop.     器形、纹饰与工艺特征明确，基本可确认为中国青花云龙纹盘；不确定之处主要在年代与作坊归属。

Authenticity Score: 35%

Brushwork lacks the refined vigor of Ming imperial pieces; cobalt tone is relatively flat; rim wear looks modern; claws appear four; and no base/footrim image is provided—key evidence for period attribution. Modern Jingdezhen copies of this motif are abundant.     笔意不及明代官窑之苍劲老辣；青花色泽层次偏平；口沿磨损更像近代；龙爪似四爪；且无底足图像以检验关键断代信息。此题材之现代景德镇仿品极多，因此真实性存疑。

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Keywords

Ming style, blue-and-white, dragon and clouds, porcelain dish, Jingdezhen, China, reproduction     明代风格, 青花, 云龙纹, 瓷盘, 景德镇, 中国, 仿品

Report ID:  : ubpfj5

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