JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRLCE AND OF THE PERIOD

The use of iron-red, green, turquoise and yellow enamels in various combinations can be found in 15th and 16th century porcelains in several parts of Asia, including China, Japan and Vietnam. This four-color palette appears on a range of Chinese shapes, including covered jar, dish and bowl. However, the more generous application of turquoise on this jarlet appears to be unusual. A Chenghua dish with ducks and reeds is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, Tokyo, 1982, vol. 6, no. 79. A bowl with equestrians is illustrated in op. cit., vol. 12, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1977, no. 37.