Blue and white saucer, Ming dynasty, late Wanli period, China, 1600-1620. Artist: Unknown

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Blue and white saucer, Ming dynasty, late Wanli period, China, 1600-1620. Small saucer painted in the interior with the figure of Fu Xing kicking a ball beneath a diaper patterned border at the rim. The exterior has a single blue line beneath the rim and the character 'fu' in pseudo seal script on the base in underglaze blue. Fu Xing, a Daoist deity, was a popular motif in the Wanli period.

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Size: 2830px × 2211px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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