Provenance
S. Marchant & Son, London.
The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection, collection no. 157, acquired from the above in May 1983.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the base.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 17 October 2001 and accompanied by a copy of their original invoice. (see added scans)
Exhibited & published:
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, included in their 1978-1979 exhibition 'Asiatische Kunst uit Het Bezit van Leden, 60 years Exhibition' and published in the accompanying catalogue, no. 14:11.
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their June 1989 exhibition of 'Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets' and published in the accompanying catalogue, p. 14, no. 4. Also included in their November 2001 exhibition of 'Ming Blue and White Porcelain. The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection' and published in the accompanying catalogue, pp. 82-83, no. 59.
The Park Lane Hotel, London, included in the June 2000 Ceramics Fair 'Eighty Years of Chinese Blue and White (c. 1564-1645), the Choice of a Dutch Private Collector' and published in the accompanying catalogue, fig. 2.
Description
A Chinese ko-sometsuke plate, finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with two large shrimp beside an eight-character poem reading Qian yu Cangming, xing ruo long xing (潛於滄溟，形若龍行), translated as: “Hides in the Cangming River, with a form like the shape of a dragon”. The cavetto moulded with anhua waves and a continuous band of ruyi-heads, the underside decorated with underglaze-blue waves, the base bearing a six-character Xuande mark within a double circle.
此件中國古染付青花盤，以釉下青花繪兩尾大蝦，旁題八字詩句：「潛於滄溟，形若龍行」，意為潛游於蒼茫大海之中，其形態宛如游龍。
盤內壁模印暗花海水紋，口沿環飾一周暗花如意雲頭紋。盤背以青花繪海水紋，底部青花雙圈內書「大明宣德年製」六字款。
Reference:
For similar examples, see Marchant, London, 'Kosometsuke & Shonzui', pp. 92-93, no. 35, Mashiko Kawahara, 'Ko-sometsuke', p. 169, no. 666, Sekido Museum of Art, 'Kosometsuke', p. 204, no. 162, the Ashmolean Museum, UK, accession no. EA1978.2022. (link)
Lot 182
A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'Shrimps and Poem' plate
Xuande mark, Tianqi/Chongzheng
Dia.: 20,3 cm
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 16.250
This lot was sold on 4 September 2026, 2 PM (CEST) and is no longer available
Provenance
S. Marchant & Son, London.
The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection, collection no. 157, acquired from the above in May 1983.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the base.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 17 October 2001 and accompanied by a copy of their original invoice. (see added scans)
Exhibited & published:
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, included in their 1978-1979 exhibition 'Asiatische Kunst uit Het Bezit van Leden, 60 years Exhibition' and published in the accompanying catalogue, no. 14:11.
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their June 1989 exhibition of 'Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets' and published in the accompanying catalogue, p. 14, no. 4. Also included in their November 2001 exhibition of 'Ming Blue and White Porcelain. The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection' and published in the accompanying catalogue, pp. 82-83, no. 59.
The Park Lane Hotel, London, included in the June 2000 Ceramics Fair 'Eighty Years of Chinese Blue and White (c. 1564-1645), the Choice of a Dutch Private Collector' and published in the accompanying catalogue, fig. 2.
