A large blue and white dish. Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Photo Sotheby's

painted to the interior with a central roundel enclosing two crane and two deer on a hill beside a fenced garden, with a wide band of prunus and bamboo in the cavetto; 40.8cm., 16in. Estimate 3,000-5,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com