A Chinese blue and white dish mid-17th century
A Chinese blue and white dish mid-17th century, raised on a short foot, painted with lotus, prunus and peony, the base with a four character mark which reads yu tang jia qi (jade hall, precious object), 21cm.
Cf. M Wilson, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics, p.56, where the same mark is illustrated on an ink palette dated to the Wanli period.