Lot 10. A fine and rare pair of blue and white 'bat' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 11.5 cm. Lot sold: 529,200 HKD (Estimate: 260,000 - 350,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

each delicately potted with shallow curved sides raised on a short foot, meticulously painted with a central medallion of the wufu (The Five Bats), with friezes of further flying bats around the cavetto and the exterior, all above a key-fret border at the foot, the underside with a six-character reign mark within a double circle.