Lot 1195. A famille verte 'Rice production' dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 95,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 

The dish is decorated with a scene of a farmer fertilizing the rice in the foreground and another farmer carrying buckets of fertilizer in the background, accompanied by a poem describing the scene. 

Note: The scene depicted on the present dish is number eight from the Gengzhi tu (Pictures of Ploughing and Weaving). For a discussion of this series, see the previous lot (1194).

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York