Lot 803. A white-glazed 'lotus' box and cover, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 8.4cm. Lot Sold 1,320,000 HKD (Estimate 200,000 - 400,000 HKD). © Sotheby's

potted with gently rounded tapered sides, rising to angled shoulders surmounted by a short neck and flat inverted rim, the recessed base incised with a six-character seal mark, the matching flat cover decorated with a blooming lotus pod, covered overall save for the rims with an ivory-tinged crackled glaze.

Provenance: The Canton Collection, Hong Kong, and thence by family descent.

Note: See a similar qingbai box of this type with an underglaze-blue seal mark in the collection of Shanghai Museum, currently on view at Fragrance of Time: In Search of Chinese Art of Scent, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2024.

Sotheby's. Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection, Hong Kong, 16 October 2024