Lot 3214. A blue and white 'Nine Peaches' dish, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate HK$500,000 - HK$800,000 ($64,818 - $103,709). Price Realized HK$625,000 ($81,023). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The dish is painted in cobalt of inky-blue tones in the centre of the interior with nine peach fruits borne on leafy gnarled branches, the exterior with a band of morning glory scroll, all against a later enamelled yellow ground. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) diam., box

Provenance: T.T. Tsui Collection, Hong Kong

Literature: The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Cearmics IV, Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 90

Christie's. IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 2 December 2015, Convention Hall