A Chinese Export   blue and white charger. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2012

The center with a mountainous river landscape within a shield and surmounted by a coronet, the border painted with alternating panels of peacocks and lotus blooms; 17 in. (43.1 cm.) diameter.  Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 

Notes: Other dishes with this somewhat mysterious design, with its combination of Chinese and European elements, were sold Christie's, Amsterdam, 8 May 2001, lot 211 and 2 November 2004, lot 197 (with figures to the center rather than landscape). 

Christie's. Chinese Export Art. 23 January 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com