THREE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES 17th/18th century, one with a Qianlong six-character mark and of the period Comprising: a blue and white ogee bowl, the central medallion with a flowerhead comprised of six ruyi heads, the reverse finely painted with a continuous floral band around the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, Qianlong mark and of the period; a blue and white dish decorated with a buffalo beside a farmer in a mountainous landscape, Kangxi; and a floral dish with a pierced pattern of cash coins below the rim, Kangxi. 22.5cm (8 7/8in) diam. (3). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七/十八世紀 青花盤三件 「大清乾隆年製」款 Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 1st May 2009 (collector's notes) (the ogee dish) Acquired from Arthur Harris, London, in 2005 (collector's notes) (the farmer and buffalo dish) Acquired from Arthur Harris, London, in November 2004 (collector's notes) (the pierced dish) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Beasts at the Whites' House: A Selection of Ceramics from the Whites' House Collection, vol.1, n.p., 2020, p.98 (the taller monkey), p.7 (the farmer and buffalo dish) M. White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.3, n.p., 2022, p.95 (the ogee dish) The underglaze-blue decoration of the ogee dish was most likely intended for doucai enamels, but in this case left unenamelled. See a similarly 'unfinished' moonflask with related design, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of the Imperial Qing - The Huaihaitung Collection, Hong Kong, 2007, no.96. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing