Lot Essay
Compare the similar Jiajing dish formerly in the collection of John Yeon, Portland, Oregon, sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2012, lot 1993.
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JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX' DISHES
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Each is decorated on the interior with a large phoenix in flight amidst clouds, its long, trailing tail formed as simplified foliate scroll, beneath a border of alternating cranes in flight amidst clouds and roundels of shou characters, and the reverse with a continuous border of leafy lingzhi scroll, all between double line borders.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Each is decorated on the interior with a large phoenix in flight amidst clouds, its long, trailing tail formed as simplified foliate scroll, beneath a border of alternating cranes in flight amidst clouds and roundels of shou characters, and the reverse with a continuous border of leafy lingzhi scroll, all between double line borders.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box