Antique Chinese Ming Transitional Blue White Cricket Bowl Buddhist Symbols 1640

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Wanli Period or Ming Ch'ing transitional blue and white saucer bowl plate with central auspicious cricket and Buddhist symbols in the rim. Measures approximately 5 7/8 inches. Beautifully decorated on both front and back. Note wonderful faint chatter marks. Fair to good condition with small rim edge chips and frits......

Firing crack as shown in photos..... Other manufacturing flaws and glaze imperfections.... Otherwise in good decorative order and ready for display. T was quite common to keep crickets in small cages.

These insects did a wonderful job as watch dogs. Their loud singing was a sign that all was safe and good. The crickets knew its human family and friends.

If a stranger came to the house during the night the crickets stopped singing. The sudden silence would wake up the family members.

This was a warning that someone was approaching that did not belong to the household. Additional images available upon request.

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Type: Saucer Plate
Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate: Chinese Ming Transitional Plate
Region of Origin: China
Age: 17th century
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Maker: Jingdezhen
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Color: blue white