Lot Essay
Compare the similar dish included in the exhibition of Imperial Porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande Periods, 1989, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Catalogue, no. 67
THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER GENTLEMAN
A RARE EARLY MING CELADON-GLAZED SMALL BARBED DISH
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A RARE EARLY MING CELADON-GLAZED SMALL BARBED DISH
XUANDE MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The flared sides rising to the everted, barbed rim, incised on the exterior with a band of petal lappets below a band of foliate scroll with a further scroll to the interior surrounding the mark, all under a glaze of sea-green tone thinning on the edges (three rim chips, one with old restoration)--3 1/2in. (9cm.) diam., box
XUANDE MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
The flared sides rising to the everted, barbed rim, incised on the exterior with a band of petal lappets below a band of foliate scroll with a further scroll to the interior surrounding the mark, all under a glaze of sea-green tone thinning on the edges (three rim chips, one with old restoration)--3 1/2in. (9cm.) diam., box