A rare Chinese blue and white saucer-dish, Jiajing mark, late Ming-early Qing Dynasty, 16th-17th century, well decorated with three mythical animals within a floral scroll, Jiajing six-character mark, 11.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 24 July 1989, lot 354, R&V Tregaskis, 14 August 1989, Mossgreen, The Vincent Massa Collection 19-20 June, 2013, lot 20