A group of blue and white porcelains, Kangxi Period @ Bonhams
A blue and white porcelain dish. Xuande Mark, Kangxi
Its wide, flat well painted with crane roundels surrounded by cloud scrolls and the reverse bearing the six-character mark enclosed within a double ring. 9 3/4in (25cm) diameter - Estimate: $2,500 - 4,000
A blue and white porcelain deep dish with calligraphy design. Jiajing Mark, Kangxi Period
Its curving well painted with a scholar and his sleeping attendant at night in a mist-filled garden with eleven-character inscription, reversed by a garden pavilion and rocks, the base bearing the six-character mark enclosed within a double ring and the rim finished with an iron wash. 6 1/4in (16cm) diameter - Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
A pair of blue and white porcelain dishes. Chenghua Marks, Kangxi Period
Each potted with a wide rim flange surrounding the shallow well and painted with two beauties painted with flowering branches and bearing the six-character mark enclosed within a double ring. 8 5/8in( 22cm) diameter - Estimate: $2,500 - 4,000
A small blue and white porcelain dish. Wanli Mark, Kangxi Period
Painted with three fabulous beasts in a landscape roundel surrounded by a flower and leaf scroll band to fill the deep curving well, the rcessed base bearing the six-character mark enclosed within a double ring. 4 1/2in(11.5cm) diameter - Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
A group of ten blue and white export porcelains. Kangxi Period
Including five vases in various sizes, two deep dishes, one soup plate, one small bowl with canted rim and one footed salt cellar with fluted rim. 4 to 7 3/4in (10 to 19.5cm) heights of vases - Estimate: $500 - 700
Bonhams. Asian Decorative Arts, 28 Jul 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com