Lot 872. A doucai dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); Dish 4½ in. (11.3 cm.) diam., cups 2¼ in. (6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The shallow dish is decorated on the interior with a stylized peach tree below fruiting and flowering branches in the well. Together with a pair of small iron-red-decorated 'dragon' cups, Kangxi-Yongzheng period (1662-1735), decorated with dragons confronting a flaming pearl amidst flames, and inscribed on the base with apocryphal Chenghua marks.

Provenance: Alfred E. Guntermann (1943-2013) Collection.  

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza