Lot 914. A rare small white-glazed incised dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The brush washer has shallow rounded sides that rise to a flat, everted rim, which is finely incised on the top and underside with bands of lotus meander, and a band of classic scroll is incised above the ring foot. The interior and exterior are covered with a pale aqua blue glaze, perhaps in imitation of qingbai, and the base is unglazed. 

Provenance: The E.T. Chow Collection.
The Edward T. Chow Collection, Part One: Ming & Qing Porcelain; Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November, 1980, lot 48.

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