JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

This bowl is rare for its large size and anhua decoration of dragons. Compare to a similar bowl from the E.T Hall Collection, sold at Christie’s London, Chinese Monochrome Porcelains from the Collection of the late Professor E.T. Hall, C.B.E., 7 June 2004, lot 52 (fig.1). Compare also a slightly smaller bowl, also decorated with anhua dragons (17.8 cm.), in the Taipei Palace Museum Collection, accession number guci 002569N.