Lot 733. An unusual enameled deep 'lotus roundel' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 100,000 © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.

The deep, rounded sides are decorated in aubergine, pale bluish-green, white yellow and black on a rich green ground with roundels of lotus in different arrangements alternating with stylized ruyi-form clouds, all below a band of crashing waves and florets below the rim, and above a band of classic scroll on the foot. The interior is decorated with a similar large roundel of lotus surrounded by stylized ruyi-form clouds. 

Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1926.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1926.