Glazed ceramic. China, presumably Tang to Song, 10th - 12th cent.
A heavy, round, flat platter with raised edge; the little drinking cups are not same-sized, partly with lightly thickened rim and only inside entirely glazed. White color of the sherd and transparent glaze are also offered by the plate. Particulary the plate shows that irregularities were deliberately designed. Radially applied spotting, as well as irregular rand course of the glaze.
PLATE DM 24,7 CM, CUP HEIGHTS ABOUT 2,5 CM, DM TO 5,5 CM
From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland
Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.