A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE KOSOMETSUKE SWEETMEAT DISHES (...

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A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE KOSOMETSUKE SWEETMEAT DISHES (MUKOSUKE)
TIANQI PERIOD (1621-1627)
青花马型碟天启
each in the form of a recumbent horse on four short round feet, the details painted in outline and blue wash, the underside moulded and outlined to reveal the features, mane and tail, each with speckled bodies
17.5cm long

PROVENANCE: From the Setsu Collection, Tokyo. A similar pair without speckling are included by Marchant in their 2024 exhibition of Kosometsuke & Shonzui, no. 24, p. 68