MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

Large dishes of this type and approximate size, all dated to the 15th century, are illustrated by J. Ayers and R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, pp. 328-9, nos. 353-6 and 359. Another example of this type sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1840.