A pair of famille verte enameled porcelain chargers - Kangxi Period

Each potted with a flared rim around the shallow curving well painted in brilliantly hued enamels with a lion dog playing amid butterflies and birds surrounded by lotus plants and ogival reserves of flowers descending from a wide diaper band, the exterior walls painted en suite with interlocking leaf scrolls and lotus flowers and the recessed base centered with a lingzhi fungus mark in underglaze blue (minor rim chips). 13 3/4in (35cm) diameter - Estimate: $18,000 - 25,000

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 18 Dec 2007. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California