Lot 3020. A pair of black-ground famille-verte dishes, marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 15 cm, 5 7/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 250,000 HKD (19,100 - 31,833 USD). Lot sold 500,000 HKD (63,665 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.

each finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, the exterior vividly enamelled against a lustrous black ground, depicting alternating iron-red lotuses and blue peony blooms borne on undulating leafy scrolls and tendrils, all above a band of black-pencilled classic scroll against a light green wash skirting the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle.

Sotheby's.  An Important Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 8 october 2019