Dish with plum-tree design, blue and white

Dish with plum-tree design, blue and white
Dish with plum-tree design, blue and white
Dish with plum-tree design, blue and white

Height 8 4cm, mouth diameter 30.6cm, base diameter 16.6cm
 The design depicts a fragrant plum tree, but the white plum blossoms in a haze of lapis lazuli ground are probably designed to represent plum blossoms at night. The white plum blossoms in a haze of lapis lazuli ground may have been designed to represent nighttime plum blossoms. The reverse is decorated on three sides with three flowers and branches, and the base is decorated with a cloisonne design.

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