Lot 288. A pair of enamelled ko-akae dishes, first half of the 17th century; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000. Price realised GBP 5,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

Each dish is decorated with a moonlit landscape with a hare sitting in front of rocks and looking at a bird in flight. The bases each have an apocryphal Chenghua underglaze blue six-character mark.

Exhibited: S. Marchant & Son, London, Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Market, 1989, no. 100.

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington