Zhangzhou dish on footring, spreading sides. Covered with blue glaze. Decorated under the glaze with an incised representation of waves and leaping carp among water plants and flower sprays. The base partly glazed. Kiln-sand adhering to the footring. Zhangzhou ware, a product of the South Chinese kilns in and around Pinghe County, are difficult to date because of the scarcity of well-documented pieces. According to Harrisson monochrome dishes such as this with an incised decoration were among the earliest of this type.

Swatow dish on footring, spreading sides. Covered with blue glaze. Decorated under the glaze with an incised representation of waves and leaping carp among water plants and flower sprays. The base partly glazed. Kiln-sand adhering to the footring. Swatow ware, a product of the South Chinese kilns in and around Pinghe in Fukien Province, are difficult to date because of the scarcity of well-documented pieces. The overall decoration is in the style of trend-setting Jingdezhen. According to Harrisson monochrome dishes such as this with an incised decoration were among the earliest Swatow ware.