Lot 725. A rare massive blue and white charger, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue in a line and of the period (1522-1566); 23 5/8 in. (60 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The heavily potted charger is decorated in the center of the interior with four fish amidst a lotus pond, all within line borders and repeated as a frieze on the exterior where the reign mark is written in a panel below the rim. The base is unglazed.

Provenance: Private American collection, acquired in the 1960s.