Lot 859. A blue and white foliate dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The interior is boldly decorated with a star-shaped panel enclosing a lotus spray reserved on a diaper ground, and the well is decorated with lotus scroll. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark. 10 5/8 in. (27.1 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York. 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.

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