Lot 3252. A reserve-decorated blue and white bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014. 

The bowl is naturalistically potted in the shape of an open-form flower with six petals, with the exterior reserve-decorated to depict six groups of chrysanthemum sprays with leafy branches set against a vibrant blue ground.

Note: A pair of bowls with the same form and design were sold at Christie's King Street, 14 May 2013, lot 188. Also see a similar bowl published by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. 2, no. 842, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 46.

Christie’s. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014