Lot 3114. A blue and white floral bowl, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 24 cm., 9 1/2 in. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 HKD. Lot Sold 400,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

supported on a splayed foot, the curved sides flaring at the rim, painted in vivid tones of cobalt-blue in the Ming-style with simulated 'heaping and piling', the interior decorated with a central medallion of a blooming peony, within a foliate scroll band at the rim, the exterior painted with flowers such as peony, hollyhock, lotus, and chrysanthemum, all borne on leafy scrolls above upright stylised lappets, the underside inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011