Ming Tianqi Ko-sometsuke plate - Ming Chinese Porcelain

A large Ming porcelain dish, Transitional period, Tianqi or early Chongzhen c.1620-1630. The scene on this serving dish made for the Japanese Tea Ceremony depicted is of a large arch in a fortified wall with a figure on horseback and his attendant in tow. Perhaps the subject matter is of Laozi, the Immortal who founded Daoism, he is sometimes depicted on a horse with his servant processing along a path to the gate.

Good condition with some typical minor fritting on the rim and 2 firing cracks on the under side of the plate.

Width = 23cm / 9 inches