Een Chinese blauw-witte schotel met olifant en leeuw, Ming Dynastie, 16e eeuw

Dia.: 35 cm

See also:
- John Alexander Pope, Chinese Ceramics from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, 1956, pl. 91, fig. 29.147 for a similar dish in the Ardebil Shrine.

- Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, vol. 2, London, 1986, p. 610, pl. 844 for a dish similarly decorated with a central medallion of a lion and elephant by a stream, but with a bird and flower scroll on the everted rim.

- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 24/05/1979, lot 361

- Sotheby's, London, 13/05/2009, lot 182 (link)

Condition:
- A 7cm hairline to the rim, at 1 o'clock.
- Several baking flaws.
- The rim with minor burst glaze bubbles and one chip of 0,5 x 1cm.