Lot 1184. An unusual blue and white dish with foliate rim, Wanli six-character mark within a double circle in underglaze blue and of the period (1573-1619), 5 ¾ in. (14.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The dish is decorated on the interior with a five-clawed dragon and a long-tailed phoenix amidst stylized clouds, the cavetto and the reverse are similarly decorated with two pairs of confronting dragon and phoenix, cloth box.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York