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A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ISLAMIC-MARKET CHARGER, ZHENGDE MARK. - This large porcelain charger features a barbed or foliate rim and is decorated in underglaze blue in the Ming Dynasty style. The interior is centred with a square panel containing Arabic script, enclosed within a diamond-shaped border and a further square frame. The corners are accented with ruyi-head floral scrolls. Positioned above the central motif is a horizontal six-character mark set within a rectangular cartouche. The mark reads from right to left: Da Ming Zhengde Nian Zhi, which translates as Made in the Zhengde reign of the Great Ming. The cavetto and rim are decorated with six circular medallions, each containing Arabic script, interspersed with formal floral and leafy scrollwork. The exterior is similarly decorated with medallions and floral scrolls. The base features an unglazed foot rim and a glazed centre. D: Approximately 50.3cm