A blue and white figural dish, Kangxi underglaze blue six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,602 - $7,670). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The dish is decorated to the centre with a gentleman in long robes by an attendant holding a fan. A table with a censer and a pair of rabbits are in the foreground while a crane flies above. The well and everted rim are decorated with panels of elegant ladies alternated with flowers. The reverse is painted with ruyi-heads. 13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) diam.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 12 May 2015, London, South Kensington