Well potted with low rounded sides rising to slightly flaring rims, the dish is finely painted in underglaze-blue with a central gardenia spray bearing two flowers and buds, the cavetto with evenly spaced sprays of nine grapes on a leafy fine, a beribboned lotus flower and pod, a gnarled branch laden with two pomegranates and a persimmon branch with two fruits. The exterior is painted with seven rose blossoms on a continuous meander, all on a rich Imperial yellow ground within double-line borders, having under-glazed Jiajing reign mark, 10 1/2" dia. Extensive wear, marks, one hairline crack. Provenance: Private collection of an important estate, Newport, Rhode Island.