Lot 3094. A pair of fine doucai 'Lingzhi' winecups, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 7.3 cm, 2 7/8  in. Estimate 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD. Lot sold 4,600,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

each of shallow 'U' form supported on a circular footring, finely painted on the exterior with four medallions, each of a pair of coloured ruyi heads, enclosed and divided by florets with leafy tendrils between single fillets encircling the foot and rim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within double squares.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28th April 1998, lot 814