Lot 65. A fine miniature pale celadon 'Lingzhi' vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong; 6 cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 750,000 HKD (96,735 USD). Photo: Sotheby's.

inely potted with stepped rounded sides rising from a flared foot to a waisted neck and tapered rim, finely incised overall, the central register with a continuous scroll of foliate lingzhi, between two ribbed borders of 'classic' scrolls above and another 'classic' scroll encircling the base below, the neck picked out with petal panels, all covered with a transparent sea-green glaze thinning to white along the edges, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character seal mark, wood stand

Sotheby's. Playthings From The Collection of Edward T. Chow - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Collections -Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gor - Asian Lacquer. Hong Kong, 27 may 2014