MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

Several comparable dishes can be found in distinguished collections, including in: the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul, illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. II, 1986, no. 598; the Archaeological Museum of Iran, Teheran, recorded by A. Pope, Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine, 1956, pl. 32, no. 29.68 ; the collection of Gustaf VI Adolf, H.M. The King of Sweden, included in the exhibition of Ming Blue and White, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 1964, no. 23, p. 39 and also illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd in The World's Great Collections, Oriental Ceramics, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 8, no. 214; and lastly an identical dish illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume II, p. 47, no. 660.