Lot 175. Two rare grisaille enamelled dishes, the porcelain Jiaqing period (1796-1820), the enamels later; 8 in (20 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 162,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019

Each dish bears an iron-red apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in the interior, and Dechengzhai (Made for the Studio of Virtue and Honesty) marks on the base, box.

Note: According to Sun Yingzhou, these fine dishes were painted in the late Qing/early Republic period by the renowned Shanghai painter Wu Zhongying, copying existing classical paintings and using Jiaqing period porcelain dishes as models.

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019