Lot 848. A molded blue and white dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The dish is decorated in the center with a carp and a four-clawed dragon, both emerging from roiling waves, below a band of radiating petals, some containing flaming pearls, and shaped panels of alternating carp and flower heads in the well. The base is inscribed with a basket. 10 3/8 in. (27 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York. 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza