ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)

Compare to a Zhengde-marked dish of similar pattern in the Franks Collection in the British Museum, illustrated by Jessica Harrison-Hall in Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 8:29; and one in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated by Magaret Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art , London, 1978, no. 31.