ZHENGDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)

Compare the two similar Zhengde-marked yellow and green-glazed 'dragon' dishes of slightly larger size (20.2 and 22.6 cm. diam.) illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 206, nos. 8:29 and 8:30.