of birds flying above reeds and bamboo issuing from rockwork, Chenghua six character mark 15.5cm diam PROVENANCE: Private London Collection: Formerly in the Michael Butler Collection.? NOTE: S Marchant and Son, exhibition of transitional wares for the Japanese and domestic markets, page 45 Trade Taste & Transformation: Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan 1620-1645, by Julia B Curtis, Item No 52, Page 77