Lot 4. A fine pair of copper-red glazed dishes, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735). Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 42,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a gently tapered foot, covered overall with a rich copper-red glaze thinning to white at the rim, the base glazed white with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2) 

Provenance: Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 334.

Note: Compare a slightly larger dish of this type sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd - 4th December 2015, lot 524. A similar dish, though slightly smaller, sold in those same rooms, 1st - 2nd June 2015, lot 511. Another of the slightly smaller size sold at Christie's New York, 21st - 29th March 2017, lot 111.