Lot Essay
A slightly smaller example is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain (Beijing), Hong Kong, 1999, p. 80, fig. 73
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INCISED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
Details
A LATE MING BLUE-GLAZED DISH
INCISED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
With shallow rounded sides rising from a tapering foot and covered in a rich 'sacrificial' glossy blue glaze thinning to white towards the rim, the base glazed white
10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam.
INCISED WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
With shallow rounded sides rising from a tapering foot and covered in a rich 'sacrificial' glossy blue glaze thinning to white towards the rim, the base glazed white
10 in. (25.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
R. H. R. Palmer, no. 91, sold at Sotheby's London, 28 May 1968, lot 110
E. T. Hall Collection, no. 312
E. T. Hall Collection, no. 312
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