Dimensions: CHINESE RED UNDER GLAZE PORCELAIN PLATE WITH FLOWER PATTERN MING DYNASTY
45 cm Diam x 9 cm H
Red undergaze porcelain plate of Ming Dynasty in China .This is a underglaze red design porcelain plate. Twenty-four slightly outer convex petal-shaped segments connecting into a circle which consists of the wall of this porcelain dish. Each petal segment is respectively painted a broken branches flower on the inner and outer sides, four different flowers as a group, distributed orderly on these petals. The inner bottom is decorated with three groups of peonies with broken branches, a circle of hui-shaped patterns surrounding them. The upper ridge of the wall ends up with a folded rim which is painted with twined branch patterns.
PROVENANCE:
From The Estate of?Joseph E. Bennell (1927-July 7, 2019) Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, served in World War II, returned home, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. He went on to receive a Master's in Education from Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes) and Indiana University. He married Carol A. Wilhite on November 23, 1952, who preceded him in death in 1988, after 36 beautiful years of marriage. After working at Kent State University for several years, he relocated his family to Springfield, Virginia, where he finished his career as the Audio Visual Coordinator for Southern Virginia Community College. He retired in 1988, and after the death of his wife, returned to Dover Delaware. He was very active in several churches and ministries over the years, including Delaware Bible Church and Centralia Presbyterian Church. Nothing made him happier than spending time with friends and sharing his wealth of knowledge and many stories of travel throughout the world and the time he spent in the service.