A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON DISH

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON DISH
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Thinly potted with shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted in washy blue on the interior with a five-clawed dragon leaping amidst clouds and on the exterior with two further striding dragons, all within double line borders
5½ in. (14 cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Compare a dragon dish of similar size with a Jiajing mark and of the period illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 35 - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (II), Hong Kong, 2000, p. 125, no. 115.

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