Lot 96. A Copper-Red Dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 20.9cm., 8¼in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, covered overall in a rich red glaze thinning to white at the rim and stopping neatly at the foot revealing the buff-coloured body, the white base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle.

Provenance: A Swiss Private Collection, since 1970s.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 november 2015