Of rounded form with foliate rim, decorated in shades of underglaze blue, the central medallion decorated with a winged scaly four-clawed dragon among swirling clouds, the rim decorated with sixteen panels containing alternately cranes and trigrams, the reverse decorated with sixteen panels, each containing lotus and ruyi heads, the base with the six-character mark of Xuande within a double circle. Period: Jiajing/Wanli (1522?1619). Diameter: 19.5 cm.