Lot 896. A white-glazed molded dish, 18th century; 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 11,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

The dish is thinly potted with shallow rounded sides, and is molded on the interior with a double vajra in the center below a band of peony scrolls. An apocryphal Yongle mark is faintly incised within a scalloped border on the base, and the dish is covered in a creamy white glaze, stopping neatly around the foot, Japanese wood box.