A double octagonal 'Summer Palace' dishRepublic period
Of joined octagonal form, supported on six tapering feet, the outer walls decorated with magpies among blossoming trees, inscribed in iron-red below the mouth rim with the characters Dayazhai, beside the iron red Tian Di Yi Jia Chun seal mark, all reserved on a purple ground, the flat broad mouth rim with a overglaze blue enamel key fret band, the interior with turquoise enamel, the base bearing an iron-red Yong Qing Chang Chun; with a carved wood stand.
9 3/4in (25cm) across (2).