Lot 42. A blue and white 'tiger' dish, Shunzhi period (1643-1661); 35cm (13 3/4in) wide. Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€5,600 - 8,400). Sold for £ 5,000 (€ 5,710). Photo Bonhams.

The deep rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion depicting a striding prowling tiger through a rocky landscape, the sides further depicting various flowers in bloom issuing from rockwork, alternating with birds perched on branches. 

Provenance: a distinguished European private collection 

Note: Compare with a blue and white dish in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Shunzhi period, with a related tiger design, illustrated by S.Little, Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, New York, 1984, no.39.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET