A rare yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'crane' dish Mark and period of Jiajing | 明嘉靖 黃地青花雲鶴紋盤 《大明嘉靖年製》款

A rare yellow-ground underglaze-blue 'crane' dish

Mark and period of Jiajing

明嘉靖 黃地青花雲鶴紋盤 《大明嘉靖年製》款

with shallow sides resting on a tapered foot, the interior centred with four cranes in flight amidst wisps of clouds, the motif similarly rendered with eight cranes, all against a yellow ground, the base with a six-character reign mark

13.8 cm