A doucai-decorated dish with phoenix, kui dragon and floral decoration, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 4,000 (€2,700 - 3,600). Photo: Bonhams.

Molded with a flared rim to the wide, curving well centered with a large roundel of the auspicious beasts and composite flower drawn in underglaze blue outline and then colored with bright enamels that repeat on the exterior walls, the tall foot also encircled with a band of dots and C-scrolls and all surfaces except the foot pad covered with a clear glaze, the reign mark written in underglaze blue seal script to the center of the recessed base. 7 1/2in (19cm) diameter

Note: For dish of the same size and decoration in the Nanjing Museum, also Qianlong mark and of the period, seeGongting Zhencang: Zhongguo Qingdai Guanyao Ciqi (Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty), 2003, p. 284.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 23 Jun 2015 10:00 PDT - SAN FRANCISCO