CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, MARQUE À SIX CARACTÈRES DANS UN DOUBLE CERCLE EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET ÉPOQUE ZHENGDE (1506-1521)

Monochrome yellow glazes were typically used to decorate dishes and bowls in the late 15th-16th centuries, such as the present bowl. Although they are believed to have been manufactured for the sole use of the Imperial court, it appears that some also found their way abroad, probably as diplomatic gifts. John Alexander Pope mentions that there are sixteen monochrome yellow-glazed wares amongst the Chinese porcelains dedicated to the Ardebil Shrine by Shah Abbas in 1611. These sixteen pieces date to the Hongzhi, Zhengde, Jiajing, and Wanli periods. See J. A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, 1956, p. 151.