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

Details

A BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWL
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
With shallow rounded sides and countersunk base, the exterior painted with two phoenixes amidst floral scroll, the interior with a phoenix roundel in the center, and a similarly painted band of phoenixes below the edge of the rim
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam., stand

Provenance

P. C. Lu & Sons, Hong Kong, 1979.

Lot Essay

A similar bowl, also dated to the Jiajing period, but with more rounded sides, is illustrated in Mingdai taoci daquan, Taipei, 1987, p. 332; another of similar form dated to the Wanli period, is illustrated in Zhongguo badai taoci jingpinxuan, Taipei, 1987, p. 45.

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