Lot 966. A rare glazed bowl and cover with cut-out decoration, Qianlong six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 197,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The bowl is finely potted with deep, rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim. The sides are decorated with a delicate cut-out band of flower sprays and covered inside and out with a clear glaze that fills in the cut-out design and ends in a neat line at the edge of the foot. The domed cover is similarly decorated. 4 ¼ in. (10.9 cm.) diam.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza