Lot 127. A rare blue and white square dish, Longqing four-character seal mark in underglaze blue within double squares and of the period (1567-1572). Estimate HK$80,000 - HK$150,000 ($10,371 - $19,446). Price Realized HK$87,500 ($11,341). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The dish with gently curved sides and canted corners is painted on the interior with a central panel enclosing two court ladies standing beneath a tree in a fenced garden setting. The cavetto is decorated with four blossoming peony sprays. The exterior is further painted to each side with a fruiting peach spray. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide

Provenance: Sold at Christie's London, 16 June 1994, lot 453
S. Marchant and Son, London, 1994
Anthony du Boulay Collection no. P157
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot 1862

Exhibited: The London Asian Art Fair, Porcelain for Emperors, June 2003, Catalogue no. 19

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 6 October 2015, 22nd Floor