A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LUOHAN’ DISH, JIAJING MARK, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The deep sides flaring towards the rim, painted in inky shades of blue with a central medallion enclosing a luohan seated on a rock beside a cliff, trees, and further rockwork, the cavetto decorated with vines issuing lotus blossoms. The reverse with six evenly dispersed lotus sprays, framed by double lines to the rim and foot.Provenance: New York trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws including pitting. Few light surface scratches, few minuscule chips to the foot rim.Weight: 632 gDimensions: Diameter 25.4 cmThe recessed base inscribed with an apocryphal six-character markdaMing Jiajing nianzhi within a double circle.In Buddhism, a luohan, or arhat, is a person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence, achieved Nirvana and was liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.清代嘉靖款青花羅漢盤中國，1644-1912年。折沿，淺腹，圈足。折沿上深藍色纏枝蓮紋，盤中開光，描繪林中羅漢盤腿讀經。盤背面有六個均勻分佈的纏枝蓮紋。圈足内雙圈“大清嘉靖年製”寄托款。