PORCELAINE CORÉENNE officiel 18/19C plat rituel

Late 18th - early 19th century Korean porcelain dish used in ceremonial rites of ancestor worship. The dish is concave so that the ceremonial meat or cake could be placed on it. Simple round shape and foot with slight waist officiel express harmony needed for the ritual. Sand particles adhering to the foot and forming a circle on the dish itself (apparently those dishes were fired in stacks, so the circle is the print of a dish that was fired standing on this one). Beautiful grayish glaze with wonderful spots that fired slight pink, some scratches on the surface adding character to the piece. Very strong quiet object with wonderful feel of age. Diameter 5 3/8 inches, height 2 5/8 inches.