Lot 53. Two 'Master of the Rocks' blue and white dishes. Early Kangxi (1662-1722);20.3cm (8in) diam. (2). Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,900 - 7,300). Sold for £ 4,750 (€ 5,331). Photo Bonhams.

The larger expertly painted with a bent fisherman pushing his boat along a river beneath lofty pines and craggy rocks, all surrounded by three fruiting sprays on the rim, the exterior and underside with further fruiting sprays, 28.4cm (11 1/8in) diam.; the smaller very delicately painted with three tiny figures pointing towards a remote mountain retreat almost hidden amongst the bulging rocks beside a broad river, the border with pine branches and wet dots, the reverse with two riverscapes and the underside with a Chenghua six-character mark.

Provenance: an English private collection, the smaller dish with a label from Robert McPherson Ltd., London W8.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, New Bond Street, 15 May 2014 - www.bonhams.com