明嘉靖 青花庭園嬰戲圖盤 《大明嘉靖年製》款

with shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot, the interior painted with a central medallion enclosing two boys at play in a terraced garden with pierced rocks and shrubs, the boys wearing loose fitting robes and elaborate hats, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the exterior similarly decorated with ten boys at play in a garden with trees and rocks, the base with a six-character reign mark within a double circle

仇焱之 (1910-80)收藏，至1967 (其一)
倫敦佳士得1967年11月27日，編號 47 (280 gns，其一)
Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1967年 (280 gns，其一)
羅傑琵金頓(1928-69年)收藏，自1967年(280 gns，其一)

There is a small shallow 'C'-shaped flake to the outer mouthrim, which appears to be slightly polished, otherwise the dish is in good condition.
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北京故宮博物院藏一件明嘉靖、帶款青花庭院嬰戲圖盤，錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：青花釉裏紅（中）》，上海，2000年，圖版125；另一盤分別為 Bruce 夫人、Swinburne Raynes、Carson上校伉儷舊藏，1956, 1967年三度售於倫敦蘇富比，及1993年6月8日，編號50；另一對售倫敦蘇富比1981年7月15日，編號87；一單盤售紐約佳士得2012年3月23日，編號1982。