Lot 3641. A pair of carved pale celadon-glazed washers, seal marks and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 11 cm, 4 3/8  in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD (63,695 - 89,173 USD).  Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each delicately potted with shallow flared sides supported on a splayed foot, the interior finely carved with a central medallion formed from three beribboned charms including a double gourd, nandina berries and a ruyisceptre, surrounded by three flying bats and scrolling cloud clusters, the exterior with stylised plantain lappets radiating from the footring, covered overall in a translucent pale celadon glaze, save for the white base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, wood stands.

Provenance: Collection of H.M. Knight.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18th May 1982, lot 302.