Lot 854. A blue and white dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The raised center is decorated with four ladies on a terrace, surrounded by a scene of prunus and plantain beneath clouds and the sun, moon and a constellation. The everted rim is decorated with further scenes of ladies, and the exterior with thebajixiang. 14 in. (35.4 cm.) diam..

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1920 (Rogers Fund)..

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza