Anamese Ceramic Blue and White Ceramic Bird Plate

Description

Anamese blue and white ceramic dish with raised rim, decorated in under glaze cobalt blue of a parrot perched on a prunus branch on center surrounded by decorative bands of foliate scrolls and lotus blossoms, the exterior wall decorated with lotus form lappets, raised foot rim and iron brown washed base with some marine adhesions.
Ocean degraded glaze finish otherwise fine condition.
10-1/8 in. in diameter.
Circa 1500.
For a similar Blue and white dish with bird decoration see: Museum of East Asian Art Collection BATEA 1116 attributing their work to the Chu Dau kiln, published in their journal Vol. 2 1996. p. 24, plate 11.