Lot 152. A blue-glazed saucer-dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period (1662-1722); 15.6cm (6 1/8in) diam. Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 (€12,000 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Covered all over in a rich midnight-blue leaving the extremities with a thinner layer of glaze, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue within double circles. 

Note: The Kangxi emperor successfully re-established the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen around 1680 after a long period of civil strife in China. The porcelain kilns were originally destroyed in 1675 but were quickly restored. Much porcelain manufactured during this period is decorated with a clear and transparent underglaze-blue, where cobalt was subtly applied in varying degrees of saturation to create depth and volume.

Compare with a similar but larger example of a blue-glazed dish, Kangxi six-character mark and period, in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.112.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 11 May 2017, 11:00 BST, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET