Lot 3176. A pair of doucai 'Shou' dishes, Seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 20.5 cm., 8 in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD (19,572 — 29,357 EUR). Lot sold 524,000 HKD (51,278 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.

each body with gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a wide mouth, painted and enamelled to the interior with a medallion enclosing a shou character encircled by eight further characters and all within an interlinked ruyi strapwork band, the exterior with geometric scroll medallions and strapwork panels, the base with an underglaze six-character seal mark.

Provenance: An old Japanese collection..

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 04 Apr 2012