Lot 171. A yellow-ground 'Dragon and Phoenix' medallion bowl, and a famille rose 'Shou and Bats' dish, Guangxu six-character marks and of the period. The bowl: 11.6cm diam. (2). Sold for HK$ 31,250 (€2,962). Photo:Bonhams 2014

The exterior of the bowl decorated with three dragon and phoenix medallions dividing vividly-enamelled double gourds issuing from leafy vines above a rich egg-yolk yellow ground, the base with an Imperial six-character kaishu mark in underglaze-blue; the plate decorated with auspicious wan symbols, stylised shou characters and bats in flight on a thick yellow ground, the underside with three floral sprays around an Imperial six-character kaishu mark. 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014