Size: 11.6 cm.(D) each
Each has rounded sides rising from a low foot ring to a slightly flared rim, the exterior finely incised with scrolling leafy stems of ‘lingzhi’ fungus, covered evenly in pale green celadon glaze, with white interior and base, six-character mark on the base in underglaze-blue within a double circle.
A similar dish is illustrated by Peter Y. K. Lam in 《Shimmering Colours - Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods: The Zhuyuetang Collection》, Hong Kong, 2005, p. 157, no. 86; and another, from the collection of Mr. Peter W. Hyui, is illustrated by Laurence C. S. Tam in 《Monochrome Ceramics of Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties》, Min Chiu Society and The Urban Council, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1977, p. 70, no. 74. Compare: A similar incised celadon-glazed 'lingzhi' dish from the collection of Vera Goldschlager was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 686, another pair were also sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3518.