Each with a central roundel enclosing five inwards facing bats, within a border of twelve bats in flight, the exterior with 12 further iron-red bats, underglaze blue mark to the base. Diameter 15.6 cm.
Rimcracks, retouched fritts to rim.
Property of a private collector, who purchased it at auction in Holland in 2013.
Compare lot 1112, Christies, 21–22 Sep 2023 Live auction 22039. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art.
Compare also lot 91, Bonhams, Asian Art
9 May 2022, London, Knightsbridge.
Compare dishes of this type in the Palace Museum, Taipei. Object Number 故瓷002793N000000000.