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AN EXCEPTIONAL YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE
‘GARDENIA’ DISH
MARK AND PERIOD OF HONGZHI
明弘治 黄地青花梔子花盤
《大明弘治年製》款
the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an
everted rim, freely painted in shaded tones of cobalt reserved
on a rich yellow ground, the interior with a slightly recessed
medallion enclosing a leafy branch bearing two five-petalled
gardenia blooms and a tightly closed bud, encircled on the
cavetto by fruiting branches of pomegranate, crab apple,
grape and a beribboned lotus bouquet, all between double-
line borders, the underside with a continuous scroll of seven
large blooming roses borne on a foliate stem, between double
lines at the rim and foot, the base left white and inscribed in
underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within double
circles
26.1 cm, 10¼ in.
HK$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
US$ 323,000-452,000
Mark
30 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比