Lot 1925. A fine iron-red decorated blue and white bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price Realized HKD 300,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013

The exterior is decorated with four evenly spaced Indian lotus in overglaze iron-red, each floral bloom surrounded by leaves and borne on curled stems in underglaze-blue. The decoration is bordered by a single circle above the foot ring and double-circles below the mouth rim, box.

Note: Compare to an identical example in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 245. Another pair of identical bowls from the Yiqingge Collection was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3742.

Christie's. In Pursuit of Refinement - A Legacy of the YC Chen Collection, Hong Kong, 29 May 2013