Lot 159. A 'dayazhai' yellow-ground grisaille-decorated dish, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908). Estimate 2,500 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior decorated in grisaille with two bees above flowering peony, with an inscription in iron red, Dayazhai and a seal, Tiandi yijia chun (Springtime in Heaven and Earth, One Family), all reserved on the yellow enamel ground, the exterior painted with enamels on a white ground with stylized scrolling lotus, the base with the iron-red four-character mark, Yong qing chang chun ('Eternal Prosperity and Enduring Spring'). 27.8 cm, 10 7/8  in. 

Provenance: Christie's New York, 22nd March 1997, lot 515.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016