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Lot Essay
Qingbai ceramics with finely beaded decoration, such as that seen on this delicate dish, were produced in the early 14th century. The applied 'pearls,' in underglaze slip, most often adorn cups, vases and figures; dishes are rare to find with this decoration. In Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, London, 1974, Margaret Medley illustrates a group of these wares, including a cup, stem cup, vase on stand and ewer (pls. 8a-10).
A very similar qingbai porcelain foliate dish is in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and illustrated by F. Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics from the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 1993, p. 39, no. 27.
The scene depicted on this dish may refer to a popular Yuan dynasty zaju drama, At Dongting Lake Liu Yi Delivers a Letter (Dongting hu Liu Yi chaun shu), showing the scholar Liu Yi meeting San Niang herding sheep by the Jing River.
A very similar qingbai porcelain foliate dish is in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and illustrated by F. Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics from the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 1993, p. 39, no. 27.
The scene depicted on this dish may refer to a popular Yuan dynasty zaju drama, At Dongting Lake Liu Yi Delivers a Letter (Dongting hu Liu Yi chaun shu), showing the scholar Liu Yi meeting San Niang herding sheep by the Jing River.