Lot 43. Two blue and white shallow saucer dishes, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 65⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 1,000 - USD 2,000. Price Realised: USD 2,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019

Each dish is decorated with a scene of four horses beneath a willow tree in a landscape enclosed by a roundel centered in the interior, and four further hourses on the exterior separated by plants growing from rocky outcrop. An apochyphal Chenghua mark is inscribed on each base.

The Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Family Collection.

Provenance: T.Y. King, Hong Kong, 1961

Christie's. The Art of China: Winter Edition, 28 November - 5 December 2019