A BLUE AND WHITE 'CARP' DISH AND A BLUE AND WHITE 'MONKEY AND DEER' BOWL
The bowl with a Jiajing six-character mark, both late Ming Dynasty
The dish decorated with a leaping carp above crested waves within a band of scrolling lotus, the base painted with a hare in cobalt blue; the bowl decorated around the exterior with monkeys amongst peach trees, deer and birds amidst flowering trees, the base with a reign mark.
The bowl: 14.2cm (5 5/8in) diam. (2).
Footnotes:
明晚期 青花鯉躍龍門盤及青花瑞獸盌 《大明嘉靖年製》款

Provenance:
The dish: Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 20 March 2006 (invoice)
The bowl: S. Marchant & Son, London (label)

The bowl: a bit warped; minor firing imperfections, including a fine firing crack section to the base, approx. 1.7×0.5 cm; small nipples and chips to the mouth rim; two chips to the base, approx. 1×0.5cm and 0.7×0.3cm; expected surface wear.

The dish: minor firing imperfections; general surface wear including some minor scratches.