Lot 472. A famille rose yellow-ground "lotus' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period; 15cm., 5 7/8 in., diam. Estimate 10,000-15,000 GBP. Lot Sold 27,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the deep gently rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with leafy composite floral sprays reserved on a rich yellow ground, the interior with five bats in iron-red enamel, wufu. 

PROVENANCE: Christie's South Kensington, 12th November 2004, lot 60.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London, 09 Nov 2011