Lot 189. A pair of famille verte mythical beast dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP (10,217 - 15,325 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.  

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot, decorated to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a qilin in a fenced garden, surrounded by four panels with mythical beasts in garden landscapes, all divided by four clambering chilong and reserved on a green fish-roe ground, the rim bordered with six floral shaped cartouches reserved on various diaper grounds. Quantity: 2 - 38.5 cm, 15 1/4  in.

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