Lot 246. An imperial yellow-glazed dish, Hongzhi mark and period (1488-1505); 21.5 cm, 8 7/16  in. Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000. Lot Sold: £27,500. © Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, covered overall with a pale yellow glaze, the base left white and inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle in underglaze blue.