Lot 3654. A rare doucai'Peaches' dish,mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 15.1 cm, 5 7/8 in. Estimate: 100,000 — 150,000 HKD (12,739 - 19,109 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.
with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior delicately decorated with a central medallion enclosing a gnarled leafy branch bearing two peaches, a flower and a small cluster of nandina berries, above jagged rockwork amidst pine clusters, nandina berries, bamboo leaves and a further gnarled branch, all surrounded two leafy sprays of peaches on the cavetto accentuated with berries, each spray alternating with two fluttering butterflies, the exterior with bamboo shoots issuing from jagged rockwork with lingzhi blooms sprouting nearby, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 oct. 2018, 03:00 PM