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# Blue and White Dish with a Fish among Water Plants, Early Ming Dynasty

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Blue and white dish painted with a spotted fish among water plants, within a scroll of flowers and a diaper border on the rim, 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 5 cm · Diameter 31.5 cm
**Reference:** RRA-0120
**Availability:** Sold

## Description

A [blue and white](https://realrareantiques.com/chinese-blue-and-white-porcelain/) dish with rounded sides and a flat rim. In the centre, within a double-line circle, a spotted fish with a spiny dorsal fin swims among feathery water plants, tall leaves and floating weed. The sides are painted with a continuous scroll of peony blossoms and leaves, and the rim with a diaper border of lattice diamonds.

The outside is painted with a band of upright panels, each with a cloud-shaped motif, under a white glaze with a faint blue tint. The base is unglazed and shows the spiralling marks of throwing, fired to a pale buff with darker patches. We attribute the dish to the [early Ming dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/early-ming-dynasty/).

This dish has been sold. Please ask us about similar pieces.

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