Lot 63. A blue and white dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620), 7 cm, 6 3/4  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Sold: 8 750 GBP. © Sotheby's.

the gently rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior painted in bright cobalt-blue tones with a scholar official and attendants standing beneath fruiting branches, with Shoulao riding a crane, bordered with shou characters and a meandering lingzhi scroll, the reverse with sprays of flowers, the base with an underglaze blue six-character mark within a double circle .

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 08 nov. 2017, 11:00 AM