Lot 1005. An iron-red and underglaze blue 'wufu' dish, Tongzhi mark and period (1861-1875). Diameter 5 3/4  in., 14.8 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $3,750. © Sotheby's

with shallow rounded sides, the interior with five iron-red bats forming a ring in the center within an underglaze blue double-circle and twelve further bats on the side within another double-circle, the exterior repeating the motif with eight bats, the base with a six-character mark.

Provenance: C.C. Teng & Co.