Lot 45. A pair of famille verte 'Eight Buddhist emblems' bowls, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 81⁄8 in. (20.6 cm.) wide. Estimate GBP  1,500 - GBP 2,500. Price Realised: GBP 1,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020

Each large lobed bowl is decorated to the exterior with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, alternating with lotus stems and stylized Shou characters, all below a band of ruyi-heads to the mouth rim. The interior rim is decorated with a band of shaped cartouches with further emblems reserved on a geometrical ground.

Provenance: Acquired by the current vendor's father in Europe in the early 20th Century.

Christie's. The Art of China: Spring Edition, 20 February 2020