Lot 193. A blue and white moonflask, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 24.2cm., 9 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 10,625 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009

the flattened circular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck flanked by a pair of ruyihandles, moulded in low relief to the front and back face with a peach-shaped panel painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with bats amongst fruiting peach sprays, reserved on a leafy floral scroll ground and similarly decorated to the sides and neck, the foot with a classic-scroll band.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009