A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH
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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-66)

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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUDDHIST LION' DISH
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-66)
The dish is decorated to the centre of the interior with two confronting Buddhist lions playing with a be-ribboned ball amongst auspicious emblems. The exterior is similarly decorated with four further Buddhist lions and divided by ruyi-shaped clouds.
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Collection of Henry Bar, Shanghai, 1940's.
Oriental Fine Arts, Inc. New York, 1950s.
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Belloso.
Sotheby's New York, 17-18 March 2015, lot 265.

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