Lot 2001. An unusual aubergine-glazed 'Bajixiang' incised dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.6 cm., 8 1/8 in. Estimate 180,000-220,000 HKD (17,353 — 21,209 EUR). Lot Sold 437,500 HKD (42,178 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

the curved sides supported on a slightly tapered foot, flaring at the rim, finely incised around the exterior with beribboned bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems'), applied overall with a translucent glaze of an aubergine tone, the countersunk base reserved in white, inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 14th November 1989, lot 178.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Hong Kong. 05 Oct 2011