A blue glazed deep dish, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams

Its curving well and exterior walls covered with a dark cobalt wash that thins along the rim to expose the underlying white body beneath a colorless glaze also applied across the recessed base centered with the six-character mark in underglaze blue seal script. 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000 (€1,800 - 2,900)

Provenance: purchased in Beijing before 1938

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART, San Francisco, 24 Jun 2014 10:00 - http://www.bonhams.com/