A VERY RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED DISH
Zhengde six-character mark and of the period
Finely potted, with a short hollowed circular foot rim, the curved body rising to a flaring rim at the tip, plainly enamelled in a rich egg-yolk yellow tone all over, the base with a six-character mark. 17.8cm (6 7/8in) diam.
Footnotes:
明正德 黃釉盤
青花「大明正德年製」楷書款

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 6 June 1967, lot 43, acquired through Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 7 June 1967 (invoice)
John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection no.13

Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Monochromes, London, 16 April - 20 June 2009, no.179 (label). John E. Bodie loaned 8 pieces to this exhibition.

來源：倫敦蘇富比，1967年6月6日，拍品編號43，從倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.處獲得，1967年6月7日（據收據）
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)，倫敦，藏品編號13

展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《The World in Monochromes》，倫敦，2009年4月16日至6月20日，編號179（據標籤）。John E. Bodie曾借展8件藏品給該展覽

Yellow-glazed porcelain made during the Ming dynasty appears to have been reserved for use of the emperor, with particularly exquisite examples emerging during the Hongzhi and Zhengde reigns, renowned for their superior glazing and vibrant colour.

Compare with a similar yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde mark and period, in the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p.46, pl.41. Another yellow-glazed dish is illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.4, London, 2010, pl.1676. Two further examples are illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p.205, pls.8:27 and 8:28; finally, another yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde mark and period, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.y1966-74.

Compare with a nearly-identical Imperial yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 14 September 2017, lot 735.

A very minor shallow glaze chip to the foot rim, approx 2mm wide; minor firing imperfections and general surface wear.