Lot 351. A rare coral-ground famille-verte bowl, Kangxi Yuzhi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 4 3/8  in., 11 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 53,125 USD. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

finely potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flaring rim, richly decorated on the exterior infamille-verte enamels with a frieze of exotic flowers, including large pale yellow and blue double-peonies and a yellow day lily, the blooms borne on slender stems with feathery leaves, all reserved on a rich coral-ground, the interior glazed white, four-character mark in underglaze blue within a double square. 

PROVENANCE: Christie's New York, 20th September 2005, lot 319