Lot 3238. A fine blue and white 'flower scroll' hexagonal cup, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 9.7 cm., 3 7/8 in. Estimate 400,000-600,000 HKD (139,143 — 58,715 EUR). Lot sold 740,000 HKD (72,415 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

the six-sided beaker standing on an hexagonal splayed foot and flaring to a rim of conforming shape, decorated around the body on each side with a lotus wreathed by feathery scrolls, the six large blooms arranged in a zigzag sequence, above a bulging band of key-fret tapering to a white fillet above the leafy half-lotus skirting the foot, the recessed base painted with a medallion of lingzhi and wreathing leaves in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Hong Kong | 04 avr. 2012