JIAJING/WANLI PERIOD (1522-1619)

A blue and white dish of the same size with closely related decoration is in the Ardebil Shrine, illustrated by J. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, 1956, pl. 91, where it is dated to the late 16th century. A larger (42.5 cm.) blue and white dish, also with similar decoration, was sold Sotheby's, London, 13 May 2009, lot 182.