Chinese Porcelain Jiajing Large Plate 35 Cm Blue & White Ming Dynasty Antique 16th Century Dish

A large blue and white dish.
China, Ming dynasty, mid 16th century, Jiajing period (1522-1566).

The deep dish with curved well and flat everted rim, made in thick, heavy porcelain, hand painted with geese, a bird, lotus flowers and floral sprays. Kiln grit adhering to the foot rim.

Dimensions:
Height 6.2 cm, diameter 34.9 cm.

Condition (DM for more pictures):
No hairlines or chips, normal wear to the rim, see photos.

Similar dishes are in the following museum collections:
-Collection Casa-Museu Anastácio Gonçalves, Lisbon, illustrated in Chinese Export Porcelain by Pinto de Matos, pp. 64-65, cat. 13, inv. cmag17
-Collection Topkapi Saray, Istanbul, illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum by Krahl and Ayers, vol II, p. 608, no. 838, inv. TKS15/3244 and 15/9356
-Collection Palácio de Santos, Lisbon, illustrated in Chinese Porcelains of the Santos Palace by Déléry and Tsao, pp. 180-181, inv. 211

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