Lot 251. A blue and white ‘Chilong and Lingzhi’ box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

of circular form, the flat top of the stepped cover pencilled in underglaze-blue with a central medallion enclosing a pair of chilong writhing amongst stylised lingzhi scrolls and flame wisps, the sides encircled by a band of lingzhi heads repeated on the box, the rims bordered by a keyfret band, the interior similarly painted with a branch of magnolia on the cover and a leafy lotus spray on the box, inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark to the base. Quantity: 2 - 17.2 cm, 6¾ in. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016