Cf. a similar dish illustrated by Soame Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Prcelain, pl.40A, and also by Adrian 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 variuosly glazed: two 14th century examples in the British Museum, one covered in a copper-red glaze, with unglaze 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, collection of W.W. Winkworth