A Chinese blue and white 'dragon' dish, Jiajing mark and of the period

Dia.: 20,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Presenting very well.
- Two short baking lines to the rim.
- Two hairlines restored and a break restored of ca. 6 x 3 cm to the rim, with related overspraying and overpainting around.

品相：（已用紫外线光检查）
- 单纯视觉效果非常良好。
- 口沿两条短小的窑线。
- 盘子口沿两条冲线修复和一块破裂修复约 6 x 3 厘米，周围有相关联的喷漆和复绘痕迹。

Provenance: The collection of Dr. Oliver Impey (1936-2005), displayed in his historically important home Cumnor Place in Cumnor, Oxfordshire. He was Senior Curator in the Department of Eastern Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and Reader in Eastern Art at Oxford University. He published several important works on Japanese porcelain, such as 'Japanese export porcelain: catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford', 'Chinoiserie: the impact of Oriental styles on Western art and decoration', 'Treasures of Imperial Japan from the Nasser D. Khalili collection of Japanese art' (as co-author), and more.