A FINE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL SCROLL' DISH MING DYNASTY, YONGLE...

A FINE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL SCROLL' DISH MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD well potted with round sides raised on a tapered low foot, the interior centred with a large lush medallion of peony, mallow and tea blossoms borne on foliate scrolls, encircled on the cavetto by a continuous scroll with a variety of flowers including peony, camellia, chrysanthemum and lotus, all within a border of cresting waves on the everted rim, the exterior similarly decorated with a composite floral scroll beneath a plain rim, all painted in strong tones of cobalt blue with 'heaping and piling' effect, the base and footring left unglazed 40.5 cm., 16 in.