明萬曆 五彩盆花小盤 《大明萬曆年製》款

with shallow sides rising from a short foot to a flaring rim, painted to the central interior with a deep bowl supported on an iron-red stand, laden with melon, peaches, turnips, lotus roots, grapes and flowers, the well encircled by four fruiting and flowering peach sprays repeated on the exterior, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark within a double circle

A.W. Bahr (1877-1959年)收藏
Edna H. Bahr 女士收藏，至1965年
倫敦蘇富比1965年11月1日，編號87 (£180).
Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1965年 (£180)
羅傑琵金頓(1928-69年)收藏，自1965年(£220)

The dish is in very good condition with a minor glaze pull to the interior of the foot and a minute burst air bubble/pinhole on the exterior under the rim.
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一件相類、略大盤例，見於北京故宮博物院，載《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧五彩‧鬪彩》，香港，1999年，圖版51；亦有一例出自 Holger Lauritzen 收藏，現存斯德哥爾摩東亞博物館，刊於《Oriental Ceramics. The World’s Great Collections》，卷8，東京，1982年，圖版250；再有一例，源於 B.C. Tattenhall 舊藏，後售於倫敦蘇富比1989年12月12日，編號421。