Lot 346. A doucai saucer dish, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 19,200. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007

The interior decorated with a medallion of an iron-red flower borne on a leafy stem surrounded by a dense ground of scrolling tendrils, the same motif repeated as a frieze on the exterior above a band of multi-colored ruyi heads.