Lot 302, A Famille-Verte "Dragon-Carp" Dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

painted with a large carp transforming into a dragon, flanked by two smaller carp with similar aspirations, all amid turbulent waves and enclosed within a diaper band incorporating ribbon-tied precious objects, the base painted in underglaze blue with a leaf enclosed within a double circle. Diameter 14 in., 35.5 cm

Property from the collection of Elizabeth Mead Merck 

Provenance: Collection of Edward H. Bennett (1874-1954), and thence by descent.

Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM