Lot 3130. A blue and white 'Lotus' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 600,000 HKD (56,485 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides resting on a short straight foot, well painted in contrasting tones of vivid underglaze-blue, the centre decorated with lotus blooms issuing from leafy scrolling stems, the sides decorated with a composite floral scroll on meandering leafy stems, all below a classic scroll, the exterior similarly decorated, enclosed between a 'classic' scroll at the foot and a key-fret band at the rim, the base inscribed with the six-character mark within a double-circle.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2014