Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Saucers from Ming Dynasty
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A pair of blue and white Kraak porselein saucer dishes late Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, each thinly potted and painted with flowering peonies within a frieze of ribboned objects, flower and fruit sprays, 14 cm diameter,. Provenance: Guest & Gray, London, 20 January 1996, 1996/01 Guest & Gray. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen
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- Ming Dynasty - The Ming Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. It succeeded the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk who became a rebel leader and eventually overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, China experienced a period of relative stability and prosperity. The government was centralized and bureaucratic, with the emperor at the top of the hierarchy. The Ming Dynasty is known for its cultural achievements, including the development of porcelain, the invention of movable type printing, and the construction of the Great Wall of China.
- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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