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A RARE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ‘GARDENIA’
DISH
MARK AND PERIOD OF ZHENGDE

明正德 黄地青花梔子花盤
《正德年製》款

the shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot, 來源：
freely painted on the interior in shaded tones of cobalt with John Sparks Ltd，倫敦，至1942年
a leafy branch bearing two five-petalled gardenia blooms Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1942年（£16:10）
and a tightly closed bud, encircled on the cavetto by fruiting R.H.R. Palmer 伉儷收藏，自1943年始（£35）
branches of pomegranate, grape, peach and a beribboned 倫敦蘇富比1964年11月27日，編號62（£1,800）
lotus bouquet, all between double-line borders, the underside 羅傑琵金頓（1928-69年）收藏
with a continuous floral scroll of six blooming roses borne on 茉琳琵金頓（1928-2011年）收藏
a foliate stem, between double lines at the rim and foot, all
reserved on a deep yellow enamel ground, save for a white 展覽：
base inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character reign 《Polychrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties》
mark within double circles ，東方陶瓷學會，倫敦，1950年，編號109
21.6 cm, 8½ in.
出版：
PROVENANCE Soame Jenyns，《Ming Pottery and Porcelain》，倫敦，1953
年，圖版57A (ii)
John Sparks Ltd, London, until 1942.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1942 (£16:10).
Collection of Mr and Mrs R.H.R. Palmer, from 1943 (£35).
Sotheby’s London, 27th November 1962, lot 62 (£1,800).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69).
Collection of Maureen Pilkington (1928-2011).

EXHIBITED

Polychrome Porcelain of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties,
Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1950, cat. no. 109.

LITERATURE

Soame Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1953, pl.
57A (ii).

HK$ 900,000-1,200,000
US$ 117,000-155,000

Mark
42 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比