A rare yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'gardenia' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde | 明正德 黃地青花梔子花盤 《大明正德年製》款
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A rare yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'gardenia' dish,
Mark and period of Zhengde
明正德 黃地青花梔子花盤
《大明正德年製》款
potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a slightly tapered foot, the centre decorated with a gardenia spray bearing two five-petalled blooms and a bud, encircled by sprays of lotus, peach, grapevine and pomegranate, the exterior with a continuous rose scroll, all painted in shaded tones of cobalt blue reserved on a yellow-enamelled ground, the base left white and inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
21.5 cm
The Exquisite Chinese Artifacts, Collection of Ching Wan Society, Museum of History, Taipei, 1995, cat. no. 103.
《中華文物集粹：清翫雅集收藏展》，歷史博物館，台北，1995年，編號103
The Leshantang Collection of Chinese Porcelain, Taipei, 2005, pl. 19.
《樂山堂藏瓷》，台北，2005年，圖版19