Lot 3644. A rare doucai 'peach' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); d. 14.4 cm. Lot sold: 1,386,000 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). ©  2021 Sotheby's

exquisitely decorated in multi-coloured enamels with a leafy scroll painted in shades of green issuing gnarled purple twigs bearing large lotus blossoms and double-peaches, all between a border of repeated wan symbols in cobalt blue at the rim and a classic scroll band at the foot, the interior decorated with a central medallion of three further peaches and buds around a wan symbol, the base with a six-character underglaze-blue mark within a double circle.

Property from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art including Imperial Jades from the De An Tang Collection, Hong Kong, 13 October 2021