A RARE MING BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH
ZHENGDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
With rounded sides springing from a tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior well painted in the center in deep, rich tones of underglaze blue with a gardenia branch bearing two blossoms, surrounded by sprigs of lotus, pomegranate, persimmon and grapevine in the well and the exterior painted with a frieze of hibiscus meander, all within double blue line borders and reserved against the ivory-toned ground
10 3/8in. (26.3cm.) diam., box
A RARE MING BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISH
ZHENGDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
With rounded sides springing from a tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior well painted in the center in deep, rich tones of underglaze blue with a gardenia branch bearing two blossoms, surrounded by sprigs of lotus, pomegranate, persimmon and grapevine in the well and the exterior painted with a frieze of hibiscus meander, all within double blue line borders and reserved against the ivory-toned ground
10 3/8in. (26.3cm.) diam., box
