Lot 145. A blue and white 'melon' dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). Diameter 8 1/4  in., 21 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000. Lot sold 47,500 USD. © Sotheby's.

the rounded sides resting on a gently tapering foot, the exterior delicately painted in washes of cobalt blue with two flowering scrolling vines with ripe melons, all between line borders, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle, wood stand (2).

Provenance: Hong Kong Private Collection.