A RARE MING-STYLE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE DISH

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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A RARE MING-STYLE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE DISH
YONGZHENG MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD

The central medallion painted in underglaze-blue with lotus and peony blossoms linked by scrolling stems and leaves, within a frieze of differing flowerheads around the cavetto, all encircled by a classic scroll border covered in translucent green enamel below the rim, the exterior with a matching frieze between a keyfret border around the rim and a classic scroll around the base, all reserved against a bright yellow ground of even tone extending over the base--8 1/2 in. (21.5cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

A similar dish of this size was sold Christie's, London, June 8, 1987, lot 53, and a slightly larger example from the Jarras Collection, originally from the Riesco Collection, was sold Christie's Swire, Hong Kong, October 8, 1990. A similarly enameled bowl of this rare pattern is illustrated by Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. 4, no. A 575