Lot 265. A blue and white 'Lion' dish, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566). Diameter 4 7/8  in., 12.5 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD.  Lot sold 8,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

The shallow, rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the interior painted in vivid tones of cobalt blue with two Buddhist lions playing with a be-ribboned ball amidst auspicious emblems enclosed within concentric lines, the exterior with two further pairs of Buddhist lions centered by a ball trailing ribbons divided by ruyi-form clouds, together with a 17th century blue and white bowl with convex center painted with auspicious Buddhist symbol, the exterior with plants and insects, the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark (2).

Provenance: Collection of Henry Bar, Shanghai, 1940's. 
Oriental Fine Arts, Inc. New York, 1950s.
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Belloso and thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 march 2015, 02:00 PM