Lot 918. A large white-glazed dish, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566); 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The dish has shallow rounded sides raised on a tapering foot ring, and is covered inside and out with a milky-white glaze. The glaze on the base has a pale blue-green tone. 

Note: Compare a similarly decorated fahua vase, also dated to the Ming dynasty, formerly from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1229.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza