16/17th C. Chinese Ming Dynasty Wanli Wucai porcelain plate. The porcelain plate potted with a shallow body, broad wide cavetto, with a slightly flared lip and shallow draft. Hand-painted ornamentations are rendered in Wucai hue which contrasts against the five opaque colors. The central interior decorated with figures in traverse along with vigorous horse carriage within landscape, interspersed with flowers blooms, ruyi clouds, scrolling interlocking vines and foliage in a colorful. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. The backdrop depicts scrolling ruyi clouds, lotus blooms flower, and interspersed interlocking vines painted on the border rim with blue fine ring in a clean white underglaze base ground.
The under base bear a reign mark, a vertical six under-glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed by double fine rings, Made in The Years of Wanli Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty. Measurements: Height: 1 1/2" Diameter: 7 3/4"PROVENANCE: From Pennsylvania private collectors, Family Inherited. Original Receipt dated on May 8th, 1892. Bought from H.A. Eberhardt & Son Inc. of 210 Walnut ST, Philadelphia, PA. The Collections of Keller's family presented and offered up to auctions from Lot-179 through Lot-200.