A RARE PAIR OF LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER-DISHES

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A RARE PAIR OF LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER-DISHES
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD

The flared sides angled above the shallow ring foot, the exterior painted in inky blue tones with stylised lotus sprays separated by a zigzag band from pendent clouds encircling the rim, the interior with intertwined ruyi heads and lotus buds surrounding a circle within a double-line border (one with a small rim chip restored)--5 7/8in. (15cm.) diam., box (2)

Provenance

Eugene O. Perkins Collection, sold in our New York Rooms, 2 June 1989, lot 14.

Lot Essay

For the Chenghua model for these dishes, cf. a smaller dish measuring 8.2cm. diam. in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Underglaze Blue and Red, pl. 153; and another sold in Hong Kong, 18 May 1982, lot 184

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