A large blue and white dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

The dish has shallow, rounded sides that rise to an everted rim, and is decorated on the interior in intense tones of underglaze blue with a scene of a scholar and two monks standing in a courtyard watching a man holding a spear and a tablet, and on the exterior with islands and rocks. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) diam. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000

Provenance: E. & J. Frankel, New York, no. 2157.
The Mechlin Moore Collection.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. 20 - 21 March 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza - www.christies.com