Lot 31. A blue and white 'Boy and carp' saucer dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000 (USD 6,475 - USD 9,065). Price realised GBP 4,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.

The saucer-shaped dish is finely decorated to the interior with a seated lady in a pavilion watching a young boy at play beside a lake with a leaping carp and a phoenix amongst bamboo. The exterior is painted with three similar carps above rolling waves. The base has an apocryphal Xuande mark.

Property from the Estate of Albert and Leonie Van Daalen, Switzerland.

Provenance: The collection of Barbro Sonander (1924-2004), acquired in the 1950's.
With Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 3 April 2012.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019