A RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GLAZED SAUCER DISH
Zhengde six-character mark and of the period
The curved body with a slightly inward-tapering foot rising to a flaring rim, plainly enamelled in a rich egg-yolk yellow tone, the base glazed white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-ring in underglaze blue. 21cm (8 1/4in) diam.
Footnotes:
明正德 黃釉盤
青花「大明正德年製」楷書款

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11 May 1965, lot 31A

來源： 倫敦蘇富比，1965年5月11日，拍品編號31A

Yellow-glazed porcelain crafted in the Ming dynasty seemed to be exclusively designated for the emperor's use. Particularly, exquisite examples of the Hongzhi and Zhengde reigns are renowned for their exceptional glazing and vivid hue.

Compare with a similar yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde reign 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 in R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.4, London, 2010, pl.1676.

Compare with a similar Imperial yellow-glazed dish, Zhengde mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 14 September 2017, lot 735.
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Two vertical hairline cracks from the rim, the largest approx 3cm long; some wear to the glaze, some deep scratches and some firing imperfections.