Lot 617. A large blue and white dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 2,500 - GBP 4,000 (USD 3,045 - USD 4,872). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The dish is decorated to the interior with a scene of figures in a pavilion playing weiqi, with scrolling clouds above and pine, foliage and rocks to the surrounding. The exterior is decorated with two mountainous landscapes encircling the foot. The base is painted with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. 14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) diam. 

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I, 11 November 2016, London, South Kensington