JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

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A RARE TURQUOISE-GLAZED INCISED SAUCER DISH
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The center incised with a medallion of flowering stems of lotus, camellia, peony and chrysanthemum, the first two within a waisted border formed by two slender, leafy stems, with a frieze of composite foliate scroll on the exterior, all under a crackle-suffused glaze of rich turquoise tone
7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Samuel C. Davis Collection, St. Louis.

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Lot Essay

A Jiajing-marked dish with a turquoise glaze on the exterior only is illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 250, no. 9:79, where the glaze is described as somewhat uneven, which is true of the glaze on the present dish. The unusual incised decoration on this dish, combined with the turquoise glaze appears to be quite rare.

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