A FAMILLE-VERTE 'EROTIC BEAUTY' DISH QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

the shallow rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the interior painted with  an elegant courtesan sitting on a rectangular stool with a woven seat, one diminutive slippered foot resting lightly on a footstool, the figure wearing a luxuriant iron-red skirt and a revealing diaphanous floral silk gauze jacket, attending to stray strand of hair while gazing into a mirror, the reflection providing another vantage point revealing the smiling beauty, the dressing table with various cosmetic accoutrements and a vase holding a single lotus blossom, a gilt couplet inscribed to one side and a Mushiju seal mark within a circle, the base with an artemisia leaf in underglaze blue within a double circle

Bluett & Sons, London.
Collection of Sidney T. Cook (1910-1964), and thence by descent. 

One dish with a small restored rim chip (restoration has darkened slightly), minor wear to the footring (including an approx. 1.3-cm bruise to the interior of the footring), and minor firing imperfections (including small firing lines to the base). The other dish with chips and frits to the rim (including an approx. 11.7-cm frit to the underside of the rim), repainting and flaking to the woman's hair, and minor expected wear to the footring.
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.