A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR 'DRAGON' DISH

SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1522-66

The centre decorated with a medallion of a five-clawed dragon amongst wispy clouds, the exterior painted with two further dragons amidst lotus flowers, with simple double bands to the rim and footrim, the base with labels for Bluett & Sons and F O S & M M Dobell, 13cm.

Provenance: sold at Christie's London, 9th November 1959, lot 58, purchased by Bluett & Sons for £31 on behalf of F O S and M M Dobell, no.30, and thence by descent.

Cf. The Fame of Flame: Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods, The University of Hong Kong, pp.96-97, pl.19 for a similar dish from the collection of Kwong Yee Che Tong.