Lot 12. A large blue and white 'Kraak' dish, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619). Diameter 49.7 cm, 19½ in. Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the interior depicted with six birds in a landscape to the centre, surrounded by cartouches enclosing various vegetations and auspicious emblems.

Provenance: Colnaghi, London.