Lot 152. Two underglaze-blue and copper-red 'immortals' dishes, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Diameter 6 ½ in., 16.3 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 16,380 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each with shallow rounded sides, the short gently tapered foot rising to an everted rim, the exterior painted with the 'Eight Daoist Immortals' in underglaze blue against a swirling ground of stylized copper-red waves, the interior centering a medallion enclosing Shoulao and a deer against a further wave ground, cloud scrolls and a partially obscured sun above, the recessed bases glazed white with hallmarks in underglaze blue within double squares, one reading Qingyi tangzhi and the other Yanghe tangzhi.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021