Lot 96. A yellow-glazed dish, Hongzhi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1488-1505); 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 26,140 - USD 39,210). © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. 

The dish is finely potted with rounded sides and a slightly everted rim. It is covered inside and out with a glaze of soft yellow tone, and the base which bears the mark is glazed white. 

Note: Several Hongzhi mark and period yellow-glazed dishes have been published, including one held in the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul, illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. II, p. 447, no. 774; and another one found in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by D. Lion-Goldschmidt, Ming Porcelain, Fribourg, 1986, pl. 113.

Dish, porcelain covered with yellow enamel, on the back with diamond-engraved Persian inscription, Shah Akbar Shah Jahangir 1021 (1612-13 AD), meaning that it was owned by Jahangir, son of Akbar, China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi mark and period (1488-1505). Diameter: 21.6 cm. Museum number: 551-1878. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London