Chinese Porcelain Tianqi / Chongzheng Dish Blue And White Ming Dynasty Antique 17th Century Pla

A Chinese porcelain blue and white Ko Sometsuke dish for the Japanese market.
Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-1627).

The dish with an underglaze blue decoration of florals and scrolls surrounded by four double coins.

Ref:
A similar plate is in the Sir Michael Butler collection, Inv. No. 1270 and is published in ‘Leaping the Dragon Gate’ by Teresa Canepa and Katherine Butler, p. 149 pl. III.1.190.

About the double coin symbol:
This stands for good fortune, wealth, and prosperity. A pair of Chinese cash coins (雙錢 / 双钱, Shuāngqián) is one of the "Eight Treasures", also known as the Eight Precious Things.

Dimensions:
Diameter 21.2 cm, height 2.9 cm.

Condition:
The border with a black baking line to the front and back due to firing in the kiln. Next to it there is a chip which surprisingly is under the glaze, thus is also a kiln flaw. Furthermore in very good condition with kiln grit stuck to the base.

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Code: MW2-4