Lot Essay
A very similar Jiajing-marked dish of the same size, but with an incised design of two winged horses amidst clouds is in the Percival David Collection, in the British Museum, no. PDF.475.
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JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Details
A VERY RARE WHITE-GLAZED INCISED 'PHOENIX' DISH
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The dish has shallow sides rising to an everted rim, and the interior is incised with two phoenixes amidst lotus, all under a white glaze.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) diam.
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The dish has shallow sides rising to an everted rim, and the interior is incised with two phoenixes amidst lotus, all under a white glaze.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Estate of Patrick H. Booth, Jr. (1967-2004), New York.
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Michael Bass