Lot 944. An iron-red-decorated blue and white 'Sea creatures' bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 8¼ in. (21. cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 11,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The deep sides are decorated on the exterior with a wide band of sea creatures, haishou, in blue on a ground of froth-capped, iron-red waves between key fret and dentil borders, and on the interior with a medallion of another winged creature leaping against a similar wave ground.

Note: An identical bowl is in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, and was included in the exhibition, Capolavori Dalla Città: Qianlong e La Sua Corte, Museo del Corso, Rome, 20 November 2007 - 20 March 2008, p. 118, no. 53. See, also, the example sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2009, lot 441.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza