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# Blue and White Charger with Two Birds among Bamboo and Grapevine, Early Ming Dynasty

Blue and white charger painted with two long-tailed birds among bamboo, grapevine and flowers, within a peony scroll and a diaper border, early Ming dynasty.

**Period:** [Ming Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/ming-dynasty/)
**Category:** [Ming Dynasty Porcelain](https://realrareantiques.com/product-category/antique-chinese-porcelain/ming-dynasty-porcelain/)
**Dimensions:** Height 6 cm · Diameter 41 cm
**Reference:** RRA-0137
**Availability:** Available

## Description

A [blue and white](https://realrareantiques.com/chinese-blue-and-white-porcelain/) charger with rounded sides and a flat rim. A double-line circle in the centre encloses two long-tailed birds standing on rocks, facing each other beneath bamboo, a fruiting grapevine with curling tendrils, flowering plants and small butterflies. The sides are painted with a continuous scroll of peony blossoms and leaves, and the rim with a diaper border of small four-petalled flowers.

The outside carries a band of upright panels, each enclosing a cloud cluster and a small circle, under a grey-white glaze with fine crackle. The broad base is unglazed and shows the spiralling marks of throwing, the clay fired to a warm buff. We attribute the charger to the [early Ming dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/early-ming-dynasty/).

**Learn more:** [The Ming Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/ming-dynasty/)

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