A large Chinese blue and white 'Kraak' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Photo Sotheby's

robustly potted with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a wide everted rim, the interior painted with a shapd cartouche cnclosing peony branches issuing from pierced rocks, all encircled by radiating panels enclosing fruiting sprays and auspicious objects. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP.

Sotheby's, Arts of Europe, London, 15 mai 2014 - http://www.sothebys.com/