AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAJING

with rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, covered overall in an even pale yellow glaze stopping neatly at the foot, the white base inscribed in underglaze-blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle

Collection of Mrs I.A. Beattie, until 1965.
Sotheby's London, 21st June 1965, lot 11 (£620).
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1965 (£620).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1965 (£620).

The dish is in good overall condition with typical surface wear to the interior and two insignificant body line cracks at the rim, visible under torch light (largest 0.8 cm).
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Compare two Jiajing mark and period dishes of this type, from the Sir Percival David collection and now in the British Museum, London, published in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch’ing Monochrome, London, 1973, pls 537 and A580; one from the T.Y. Chao collection, included in the Exhibition of Ming and Ch’ing Porcelain from the Collection of The T.Y. Chao Family Foundation, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1978, cat. no. 43, and sold in these rooms, 18th November 1986, lot 66; another from the collection of Mrs Enid Lodge, sold in our London rooms, 11th July 1978, lot 198; and a further dish sold in these rooms, 5th November 1996, lot 766.