Lot 3263. A blue and white 'Crane' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 6 in. (15.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.  

The shallow dish with rounded sides is decorated to the interior with a crane in flight grasping a fruiting peach sprig in its beak. The well of the dish is further decorated with the bajixiang and the exterior with two sprays of lingzhi and bamboo, box.

Christie’s. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014