A YELLOW-GLAZED DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF HONGZHI

with shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, applied overall with an attractive yellow glaze of pale even tone, save for the base left white and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double ring

Christie's Paris, 15th June 2005, lot 204.

Apart from expected wear on the interior, the dish is overall in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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A closely related dish from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 3; another in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is published in Minji meihin zuroku, vol. 2, Tokyo, 1977, pl. 78; one from the H.M. Knight collection was sold in our London rooms, 12th May 1970, lot 51, and again at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3rd December 2008, lot 2541; and a pair of dishes from the Hall Family collection was sold in these rooms, 2nd May 2000, lot 503. One of the very rare examples of imperial Chinese dishes of this type to have reached the Near or Middle East is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, London, 1986, vol. 2, pl. 774, and again in colour, p. 447.