A blue and white 'Peony' foliate rim dish, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's

painted to the center with a large flower-head, below a wave band at the rim, the exterior painted with sprigs of orchids, prunus and lotus, apocryphal Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com