Title: Antique Ming Blue & White Chinese Glaze Pottery Crab Dish Plate
Shipping: $39.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 15th Century
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Origin: N/A
Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: N/A
Item ID: 6005
A very stunning antique. It is an unusual Chinese crab plate. The plate is wonderfully decorated with a central crab surrounded by other hand painted crab designs. The color is a lovely deep cobalt blue. Blue character mark underneath. The plate is approximately 9 1/4 inches across. The plate has a chip on one side. All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.
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Ming Weizong (Zhu Youjian) Son of Guangzong and younger brother of Xizong; He reign was thought to hasten the end of the Ming Dynasty. In 1644, he committed suicide in Jingshan Park after Li Zicheng captured Beijing.