DescriptionChinese blue and white porcelain Ming Dynasty dish of octagonal form, the interior elaborately painted with central medallions surrounded with bats and three surrounding Shou characters, repeating floral and vine patterns, the exterior similarly decorated with floral designs with lotus form base above foot, Shou character to base within double concentric ring marks, the exterior with repeating Shou characters; L 5" x H 2 1/4" (Approx.) Provenance: acquired from Robert Kleiner Ltd. Bond Street, London, UK