Plat en porcelaine émaillée blanc, Chine, dynastie Ming, Marque incisée à six caractères dans un double cercle et époque Jiajing (1522-1566). Estimate €1,000 – €1,500 ($1,114 - $1,671). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The interior is incised with a phoenix in flight surrounded by four cranes in flight amongst cloud scrolls, all surrounded by a band of scrolling flowers; warped. 11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 21 May 2003, lot 153.
Property of a European Collector.

A WHITE-GLAZED 'CRANES' DISH, CHINA, MING DYNASTY, JIAJING INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 9 June 2015, Paris