Lot 453. A celadon-glazed dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Diameter 13 3/4 in., 35 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 6,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's

of shallow form with rounded sides and an everted foliate rim, carved and incised with four overlapping bands of curved radiating petals with delicately incised veining issuing from a central stamen and lightly incised with lingzhi sprigs along the rim, the exterior decorated with a petal and lappet border, covered overall with a rich, lustrous blue-green glaze, the base glazed white. 

Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd., London (according to label).

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