A RARE BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED MOULDED 'LOTUS' DISH, WANLI UNDERGLAZE-BLUE SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619) Crisply moulded as an open lotus bloom supported on a low straight foot, with two rows of overlapping petals encircling a central medallion enclosing a Tibetan/Sanskrit character bordered by bands of ruyi heads, the inner row of petals painted with trefoil motifs on the rounded tips and each thinly outlined with iron-red enamel, the outer lotus petals forming a barbed rim, the exterior painted with Tibetan/Sanskrit characters alternating with flower sprays above a row of projecting petal tips rising from a further narrow band of overlapping petals Diameter: 21cm Provenance: French Private Collection