A pair of yellow-glazed incised floral dishes, Yongzheng six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £30,000 – £50,000 ($45,420 - $75,700). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each dish is delicately incised to the exterior with a band of large flower heads and leafy scrolls, covered overall in a vibrant yellow glaze. 5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Formerly in a French private collection.
Christie's Paris, 22 November 2006, lot 316.

Note: Compare the present lot to a similar example illustrated in Liu Liang-yu, Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Taipei, 1991, p.103. Also see a slightly larger pair of dishes with incised lotus scroll and Buddhist emblems, illustrated in R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, p. 232, no. 897

Christie's. APPRECIATING ELEGANCE: ART FROM THE SUI YUAN ZHAI COLLECTION, 11 May 2015, London, King Street