Lot 158. A large famille verte 'mystical beast' charger, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); D. 43 cm, 16⅞ in. Lot sold: 13,860 HKD (Estimate: 3,000-4,000 HKD). © Sotheby's.

with an everted rim, painted to the centre with a blue-headed qilin flanked by a writhing iron-red dragon and a tiger, beneath a phoenix and above a turtle, the underside with five iron-red bats.

Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie, Paris, 9 December 2021