Lot 179. A famille verte dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP (5,108 - 7,663 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.  

the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flared rim, painted to the interior with eight female immortals paddling a raft with three large peaches, beside another female immortal riding on waves, the rim encircled by shaped cartouches with precious objects reserved on a diaper ground, the base with a beribboned lozenge within a double circle; 35 cm, 13 3/4  in.

Provenance: Acquired in 1986. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016, 10:00 AM