Lot 3135. A doucai 'peach' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price Realized USD 47,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion of a flowering branch bearing a peach enclosing a shou character, with four similar peaches borne on the surrounding leafy scroll. The exterior is decorated with four detached iron-red lingzhi sprays.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 10 December 1991, lot 321.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza