Cf. a similar dish illustrated by Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, pl. 40A, and also by Joseph, Ming Porcelains, no. 98, where he discusses a series of dishes of this pattern dating from the 14th to the 15th century, and notes that Suzanne Valenstein, in her Catalogue, on Ming Porcelain, calls these "the cloud and dragon group' and divides them into early (14th century) and late (15th century) types. All have anhua decoration, but are variously glazed: two 14th century examples in the British Museum, one covered in a copper-red glaze, with unglazed base (fig. 6), the other with cobalt blue glaze on the interior and brown on the reverse, with unglazed base; and another 14th century example from the collection of Mrs. Ivy Clark, decorated in underglaze-blue and slip. The 15th century examples, other than this lot, are a turquoise-glazed example with Xuande mark in underglaze-blue within a double-circle, Hugh Moss, Ltd., and a copper-red example with white rim and incised Xuande mark on the base, in the collection of W.W. Winkworth

Previously sold in these Rooms, 31 March 1992, lot 554

Compare also to the Xuande-marked blue-glazed dish of slightly smaller size, but without any anhua decoration, sold in our New York Rooms, 2 December 1993, lot 266