A PAIR OF 'DOUCAI' SAUCER DISHES YONGZHENG MARKS AND PERIOD

each with rounded flared sides springing from a low tapered footring, the interior painted with a central roundel enclosing a knotty peach tree bearing blossoms and fruit growing amid rocks and bamboo, encircled around the cavetto with further peach boughs interspersed with paired butterflies, the underside with clusters of bamboo and lingzhi (2)

One dish has a restored hairline crack (approximately 1 in.) to the rim which has been sprayed on the exterior and interior (ca. 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.). There is a stray splash of green enamel on the rim. The other dish with two pinprick impurities to the left side of the interior. A tiny burst air bubble on the base. Also with a small firing flaw (approximately1/8 in.) to the rim.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Two closely related dishes were sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th October 2002, lot 321, and 24th May 1978, lot 244; another was sold in our London rooms, 6th April 1976, lot 158. For the Kangxi prototype see a pair, from the collection of Helen and Peter Lin, included in the exhibition Joined Colors: Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1993, cat. no. 63.