Lot 70. A rare blue and white 'dragons and lotus' stem bowl, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period (1723-1735); 18.2cm (7 1/8in) diam. Estimate: HK$200,000.00 - HK$300,000.00 (€ 23,000 - 34,000). © Bonhams.

Well potted with deep everted round sides supported on a ribbed and slightly splayed stem foot, vividly painted around the exterior with two writhing five-clawed dragons striding amidst large lotus heads borne on continuous scrollwork, the foot decorated on the raised rib with the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems', baijxiang, between a classic scroll and stylised blossoming flowers, the base with the six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Note: The present stem bowl is rare in form and design. Compare a closely related blue and white 'dragon and lotus' stem bowl in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Palace Museum Collection of Blue and White Porcelain From Yongzheng Period of Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2014, p.66, no.25

See also two other related stem bowls of similar form and decorated primarily with the Eight Buddhist Emblems in various colour schemes (but without dragon and lotus scroll), Yongzheng seal marks and period: the first, a green glazed example, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1361; and the second, a white glazed one, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3243.

A fine and very rare green-enamelled incised stembowl, Yongzheng six-character sealmark and of the period (1723-1735); 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) diam. Sold for 1,320,000 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1361. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006. 

Cf. my post: A fine and very rare green-enamelled incised stembowl, Yongzheng six-character sealmark and of the period (1723-1735)

A white-glazed incised 'bajixiang' stem bowl, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) diam. Sold for 350,000 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3243. © Christie's Images Ltd 2015.

Cf. my post: A white-glazed incised 'bajixiang' stem bowl, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735)

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong 27 november 2018.